Bobby Blake

Dancing Romeo (1944)

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

Our Gang member Froggy (Billy Laughlin) is in love with pretty ballet student Marilyn (Valerie Lee), but she is dedicated to her art. To win Marilyn's affections, Froggy tries to pass himself off as a master terpsichorean, with the assistance of the...

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The San Antonio Kid (1944)

Cast: Duncan Renaldo Linda Stirling William "Wild Bill" Elliott   

Tags: Western B-Western 

Length: 59min

There's oil in them thar' hills and an unscrupulous oil company scout attempts to drive the settlers off their newly valuable land in this typical Red Ryder Western starring "the Peaceable Man" (William Elliott). Oil company representative Walter...

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Tale of a Dog (1944)

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

MGM's Our Gang series had fallen into such disrepute by 1944 that the studio released the series' valedictory offering, Tale of a Dog, as an "MGM Miniature." This one begins as black youngsters Buckwheat (Billie Thomas) and Big Shot (Cordell Hickman)...

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Three Smart Guys (1943)

Tags: Family-Oriented Comedy Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

The "three smart guys" in this one-reel MGM Our Gang comedy are Mickey (Robert Blake), Froggy (Billy Laughlin), and Buckwheat (Billie Thomas), who devise a scheme to play hooky from school and go fishing. But upon arriving at the river bank, the kids...

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Farm Hands (1943)

Tags: Family-Oriented Comedy Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

Moving out of their standard small-town surroundings, the Our Gang kids visit the farm owned by the uncle of Gang member Mickey (Robert Blake). Here the youngsters attempt to milk a cow by placing two bottles under the udders and hoping that nature...

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Family Troubles (1943)

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

Our Gang member Janet Burston believes that her family is neglecting her, so she decides to run away from home. The other gang members try to help Janet get adopted (or "adapted") by a more agreeable family, choosing a kindly elderly couple (Sarah...

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Radio Bugs (1944)

Cast: Bobby Blake Red Skelton Cy Raker Endfield   

Tags: Family-Oriented Comedy Comedy 

Length: 11min

Inspired by the success of his favorite comedian Red Skelton, Our Gang member Froggy (Billy Laughlin) decides to become a radio star. Armed with a tattered joke book and a vast array of "funny" props, Froggy and the other gang members begin searching...

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Election Daze (1943)

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

As the incumbent for the presidency of the "One for All and All for One Club," little Mickey (Robert Blake) is so certain he will win that he refuses to campaign. The situation changes radically when Mickey is challenged by political upstart Froggy...

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Calling All Kids (1943)

Cast: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson   

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

Arguably the least entertaining of all the MGM Our Gang mini-musicals, Calling All Kids finds the gang invading a local radio station to perform a revue honoring the U.S. military. Amidst such dubious highlights as a "recruting office" sketch...

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