The Lucky Corner
	Director: Gus Meins • Producer: Hal Roach • Cinematography: Ernest Depew • Editor: Louis McManus • Sound recording engineer: Warren B. Delaplain
	14 March 1936
	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
	sound short
	2-reels

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Gus Leonard has a lemonade stand on the sidewalk and is frequented by five of the Gang, led by Spanky.  One glass of lemonade with the usual five straws is requested by the cheeky boy.  Opposite, a couple are appalled by the lack of service they seek from a young boy who would rather read his newspaper than to serve them at his Orangade store, so the couple buy lemonades from the stand across the way.  Outraged by this, the proprietor of the shop (William Wagner) demands that action be taken against the lemonade stand to a passing policeman (James C. Morton).  Despite the officer's protests that no harm can be done by interfering in their trade, the proprietor is insistant, even to the point of making threats.  Gus is forced to vacate the sidewalk but in doing so he successfully, though inadvertently manages to wreck the fruit display from his rival's shop front. A little further down the street Gus is offered to pitch up his lemonade stall next to Buckwheat's father's business.

Facts •The 143rd film in the series to be released. •Production G-31. •Filmed around mid-spring 1935. Maltin & Bann state that the release date was one full year after completion, which seems to be only a month or two off. •Copyrighted February 19, 1936, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation. Registration no. LP6212. Renewed June 21, 1963, with registration no. R317581. This copyright is currently due to expire at the end of 2031. •It appears that the entire film was shot on the New York street set in the Hal Roach backlot. •Working titles for this film included "Lemonade Trust" and "Follow The Leader." The film was released on the same day that Harry Dunkinson died. Did you notice? •There are 5 kids in the opening scene that share the glass of lemonade: Spany, Alfalfa, Buckwheat and a boy and a girl (whom I do not know).  Buckwheat doesn't get to taste the lemonade. •3 star Mfg. Co. in Elmira, NY produced the sugar and starch. •The Orangeade store has a Baby Ruth advert on the wall.

	Scotty Beckett Himself
	George 'Spanky' McFarland Spanky
	Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer Alfalfa
	Billie Thomas Buckwheat
	Gloria Browne Gloria, tap dancer
	Alvin Buckelew Alvin
	Marianne Edwards Marianne
	Harold Switzer Harold
	Billy Mindy Boy in sailor suit
	Donald Proffitt [?]
	Merrill Strong [?]
	Leonard Kibrick Orangeade proprietor's son
	Ernie Alexander First customer
	Joe Bordeaux Painter
	Bobby Dunn 'Poisoned' customer
	Gus Leonard Gus, Grandpa
	Charles Lloyd Barber
	Joe Mathey Joe, Buckwheat's father
	James C. Morton Officer
	Art Rowlands Customer who screams
	William Wagner Orangeade shop propietor
	John 'Uh huh' Collum Kid on sidewalk
	Bunny Bronson Crowd extra
	Lester Dorr Orangeade customer
	Jack Hill Pedestrian
	Fred Holmes Crowd extra
	Jack 'Tiny' Lipson Crowd extra
	Sam Lufkin Crowd extra
	Priscilla Lyon [?]
	Tommy McFarland [?]
	Snooky Valentine [?]
	Toby Dolan Boy
	Lita Rae Vance Dancer
	Jackie Banning [?]
	Pete Pete

CREDITS (click any image to enlarge)

STILLS (click any image to enlarge)

Acknowledgements: http://www.theluckycorner.com/rmt/138.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) The Little Rascals: The Life And Times Of Our Gang by Leonard Maltin & Richard W. Bann (book) Robert Peterson (still) This page was last updated on: 03 February 2021