Doin' Their Bit

Doin' Their Bit
Doin' Their Bit
Directed by	Herbert Glazer
Written by	Hal Law ; Robert A. McGowan
Starring	George McFarland ; Billie Thomas ; Mickey Gubitosi ; Billy Laughlin ; Janet Burston ; Beverly Hudson ; Walter Wills
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Leon Borgeau
Music by	Lennie Hayton
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 18, 1942;
Running time	10:56
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$28,306
Box office	$24,651

Last updated August 13, 2025

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 to be released.^[1]

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 "boot camp" sketch, the gang participates in a brace of production numbers.^[2]

Cast

The Gang

Billy Laughlin as Froggy
Janet Burston as Janet
Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
George McFarland as Spanky
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat

Additional cast

Beverly Hudson as Miss Liberty
Walter Wills as Mr. Wills
Freddie Chapman as Messenger boy / Union of South Africa
Vincent Graeff as Taxi driver / Poland
Edward Soo Hoo as China
Valerie Lee as Luxembourg
Lawrence Long, Jr. as Milkman / Uruguay
Freddie Walburn as Free France

References

↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 247–248. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
↑ Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Doin'-Their-Bit". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

External links

Doin' Their Bit at IMDb
Doin' Their Bit at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 247–248. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Doin'-Their-Bit". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

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