Kiddie Kure

Kiddie Kure
Kiddie Kure
Directed by	Edward Cahn
Written by	Hal Law ; Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Jack Chertok ; Richard Goldstone for MGM
Starring	George McFarland ; Carl Switzer ; Darla Hood ; Billie Thomas ; Mickey Gubitosi ; Billy Laughlin ; Thurston Hall ; Gerald Oliver Smith ; Edwin Stanley
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Leon Borgeau
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 23, 1940;
Running time	10:46
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated December 29, 2025

Kiddie Kure is a 1940 American short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 194th Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot

While playing baseball near the home of wealthy hypochondriac Mr. Morton, the gang inadvertently breaks one of Morton's windows. This mishap coincides with a plan hatched by Morton's wife to get her husband's mind off his imaginary illnesses by adopting some children.

Hoping to prove that he would be an unsuitable parent, Morton pretends that he is crazy, the better to scare away the gang and to dissuade Mrs. Morton from her adoption scheme. Instead, the kids prove to Morton that he does not need all his pills and poultices, thereby giving the old man a new lease on life and a better appreciation of children.

Cast

The Gang

Darla Hood as Darla
Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
Billy Laughlin as Froggy
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat

Additional cast

Rollie and Bobby Jones as Tisket and Tasket
Thurston Hall as Mr. Bill Morton
Gerald Oliver Smith as Evans the butler
Edwin Stanley as Doctor Malcolm Scott
Josephine Whittel as Mrs. Julie Morton
Freddie Chapman as Rival team member (scenes deleted)
Hugh Chapman as Rival team member (scenes deleted)

Production notes

Kiddie Kure is a partial remake of Second Childhood , which starred much of the same cast. It also marked the final appearance of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. At 12 years of age, he was the oldest member of the cast.

References

↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.

External links

Kiddie Kure at IMDb

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[1] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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