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Director
  
Edward L. Cahn

Film series
  
Our Gang

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Family, Short, Comedy

Music director
  
David Snell

Language
  
English

Melodies Old and New movie poster

Writer
  
Hal Law
,
Robert A. McGowan

Release date
  
January 24, 1942 (1942-01-24)

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Cast
  
Janet Burston
(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

  • Janet Burston as Janet
  • Mickey Gubitosi (later known as Robert Blake) as Mickey
  • Billy Laughlin as Froggy
  • George McFarland as Spanky
  • Billie Thomas as Buckwheat

    • Additional cast

  • Walter Wills as Uncle Walt Wills

    • 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

    Melodies Old and New Wikipedia
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    Melodies Old and New IMDb Melodies Old and New themoviedb.org