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Thundering Fleas
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Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Written by Carl Harbaugh
Hal Roach
H. M. Walker
Hal Yates
Produced by F. Richard Jones
Hal Roach
Starring Mickey Daniels
Joe Cobb
Jackie Condon
Mary Kornman
Johnny Downs
Allen Hoskins
Scooter Lowry
Jay R. Smith
Clifton Young
Lassie Lou Ahern
Mildred Kornman
James Finlayson
Charley Chase
Oliver Hardy
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • July 4, 1926 (1926-07-04)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

Thundering Fleas is a 1926 Our Gang film directed by Robert F. McGowan. [1] [2] It was the 51st Our Gang short subject to be released. [3]

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This was twelve year-old Mickey Daniels's last Our Gang film as a regular cast member in this series. He would appear as a guest star a some that came after this one.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Silent Era: Thundering Fleas". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Thundering Fleas". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  3. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 65–66. ISBN   978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved March 3, 2024.


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