Waldo's Last Stand

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Waldo's Last Stand
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Directed by Edward Cahn
Written by Hal Law
Robert A. McGowan
Produced by Jack Chertok
Richard Goldstone for MGM
Starring Mickey Gubitosi
Darla Hood
George McFarland
Carl Switzer
Billie Thomas
Darwood Kaye
Leonard Landy
Billy Laughlin
Cinematography Jackson Rose
Edited by Albert Akst
Distributed by MGM
Release date
  • October 5, 1940 (1940-10-05)
Running time
10:39
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18,974 (estimated)

Waldo's Last Stand is a 1940 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 193rd Our Gang short to be released. [1]

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Plot

The gang offers to help Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand which is doing poor business. Redecorating their barn as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla as the star vocalist. Unfortunately, their efforts attract only one patron—a surly, stone-faced new kid named Froggy. [2] Spanky and the others try to persuade Froggy to buy a drink, even going as far as singing an impromptu song about dryness and thirst, but to no avail. The kids then come up with an idea: to put a heater under Froggy which would heat him up and force him to buy a drink. When Spanky asks Froggy why he would not buy a drink, Froggy responds that he does not have any money and that it is too hot in the barn. The gang realizes that no one other than Froggy showed up for the show because all the other neighborhood kids were either participant in the show or somehow connected with its production.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Dancers/Performers in the floor show

Lavonne Battle, Shirley Jean Doble, Donna Jean Edmonsond, Helen Guthrie, Patsy Irish, Jackie Krenk, Bobby Sommers, Betty Jean Striegler (Betta St. John), Mary Ann Such, Patsy Anne Thompson, Patricia Wheeler

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 238–239. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Waldo's-Last-Stand". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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