- Doin' Their Bit
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Doin' Their Bit Directed by Herbert Glazer Written by Hal Law
Robert A. McGowanStarring Robert Blake Cinematography Jackson Rose Editing by Leon Borgeau Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date(s) July 18, 1942 Running time 10' 56" Country United States Language English Budget $28,306 Box office $24,651 Doin' Their Bit is a 1942 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Herbert Glazer. This was the first short with Herbert Glazer as Our Gang's regular director. It was the 207th Our Gang short (208th episode, 119th talking short, 120th talking episode, and 39th MGM produced episode) that was released.
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Plot
Hoping to entertain the military troops stationed in Greenpoint, Mr. Wills organizes the gang into a junior USO troupe. In addition to performing a distressingly unfunny "boot camp" sketch (which attempts to garner laughs by making jokes about "dead Japs"), the gang participates in a brace of production numbers, slickly choreographed by Bud Murray.[1]
Cast
- Billy Laughlin - Froggy
- George McFarland - Spanky
- Janet Burston - Janet
- Billie Thomas - Buckwheat
- Mickey Gubitosi (later known as Robert Blake) - Mickey
- Vincent Graeff
- Freddie Chapman
- Frank Ward
- Robert Ferrero
- Leon Tyler
- Beverly Hudson - Miss Liberty
- Walter Wills - Mr. Wills
See also
References
- ^ "New York Times: Doin'-Their-Bit". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226210/Doin'-Their-Bit/overview. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
External links
Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1942 films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Herbert Glazer
- Short films
- Our Gang films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1940s comedy films
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