Editor: Louis McManus • Sound recording engineer: Warren B. Delaplain
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| Director: Gus Meins • Producer: Hal Roach • Cinematography: Ernest Depew • Editor: Louis McManus • Sound recording engineer: Warren B. Delaplain |
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| 14 March 1936 | ||
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
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| 2-reels |
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| AVAILABLE ON DVD (click image for Amazon.com) |
| 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. |
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Ernie Alexander First customer |
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Scotty Beckett Himself |
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Joe Bordeaux Painter |
| Bunny Bronson Crowd extra |
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| Gloria Browne Gloria |
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| Alvin Buckelew Drum player |
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| John 'Uh huh' Collum Kid on sidewalk |
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| Toby Dolan Crowd extra |
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Lester Dorr Orangeade customer |
| Bobby Dunn 'Poisoned' customer |
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| Jack Hill Crowd extra |
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Fred Holmes Crowd extra |
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Leonard Kibrick Orangeade proprietor's son |
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Gus Leonard Gus, Grandpa |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson Crowd extra |
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Charles Lloyd Barber |
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| Sam Lufkin Crowd extra |
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Joe Mathey Joe, Buckwheat's father |
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George 'Spanky' McFarland Spanky |
| Billy Mindy Boy in sailor suit |
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James C. Morton Officer |
| Art Rowlands Customer who screams |
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| Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer Alfalfa |
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Harold Switzer Harold |
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Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas Buckwheat |
| Lita Rae Vance Dancer |
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William Wagner Orangeade shop propietor |
| Jackie Banning [?] |
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Marienne Edwards [?] |
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| Priscilla Lyon [?] |
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| Donald Proffitt [?] |
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| Merrill Strong [?] |
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| Snooky Valentine [?] |
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| 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) This page was last updated on: 27 September 2017 |