Janet Burston

Tale of a Dog (1944)

Cast: Cy Raker Endfield Bobby Blake Walter Lundin Fern Emmett Emmett Vogan   

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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Calling All Kids (1943)

Cast: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Bobby Blake Jackson Rose Sam Baerwitz Janet Burston   

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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Election Daze (1943)

Cast: Bobby Blake Robert Surtees Herbert Glazer Janet Burston Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas   

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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Family Troubles (1943)

Cast: Bobby Blake Walter Lundin Barbara Bedford Harry C. Bradley Sarah Padden   

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: Cy Raker Endfield Red Skelton Bobby Blake Walter Soderling Brandon Hurst   

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented 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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Three Smart Guys (1943)

Cast: Bobby Blake Edward L. Cahn Jackson Rose Janet Burston Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas   

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented 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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Melodies Old and New (1942)

Cast: George "Spanky" McFarland Dwayne Hickman Edward L. Cahn Jackson Rose Janet Burston   

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

Just as they did in the 1941 Our Gang comedy Ye Olde Minstrels, the gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show. Highlights include the ensemble number &"When Grandma Wore a Bustle", the...

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Benjamin Franklin Jr. (1942)

Cast: Bobby Blake Darla Hood George "Spanky" McFarland Charles E. Schoenbaum Barbara Bedford   

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 

Length: 11min

The Our Gang kids are upset that WWII is causing them deprivations and inconveniences. Organizing a fact-finding committee, Gang members Mickey (Robert Blake), Froggy (Billy Laughlin), Buckwheat (Billy Thomas), and Janet Burston try to determine what...

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Surprised Parties (1942)

Cast: George "Spanky" McFarland Edward L. Cahn Walter Lundin Janet Burston Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas   

Tags: Comedy Family-Oriented Comedy 

Length: 1rlmin

Upset because, as a leap year baby, he only has a birthday every four years, Our Gang member Billy "Froggy" Laughlin bemoans the fact that he has never had a birthday party. The gang decides to throw a surprise party in Froggy's honor, but to keep him...

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