Melodies Old and New
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Director Edward L. Cahn Film series Our Gang Duration Country United States | 6/10 IMDb Genre Family, Short, Comedy Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 24, 1942 (1942-01-24) People also search for Surprised Parties, Doin Their Bit Cast (Janet (as Our Gang)), Robert Blake (Mickey (as Mickey Gubitosi)), Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin (Froggy (as Our Gang)), George 'Spanky' McFarland (Spanky (as Our Gang)), Billie Thomas (Buckwheat (as Our Gang)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Melodies Old and New is a 1942 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 203rd Our Gang short (204th episode, 115th talking short, 116th talking episode, and 35th MGM produced episode) that was released.
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Plot
Just as they did in Ye Olde Minstrels, the gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Uncle Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show. Highlights include the ensemble number "When Grandma Wore a Bustle", the barbershop-quartet set piece "Songs of Long Ago", and the grand finale "Dances Old and New". The kids are unable to post the profits because Mickey has allowed most of the audience to enter for free, but Uncle Wills comes to the rescue once again.
The Gang
Additional cast
Dancers and audience members
Lavonne Battle, Shiela Brown, Shirley Jean Doble, Donna Jean Edmondson, Eddie Ehrhardt, James Gubitosi, Dwayne Hickman, Dickie Humphries, Robert Morris, Kay Tapscott, Frank Lester Ward, Patricia Wheeler
References
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