1-2-3 Go
Appearance
1-2-3 Go | |
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Directed by | Edward Cahn |
Written by | Hal Law Robert A. McGowan |
Produced by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Starring | George McFarland Billie Thomas Mickey Gubitosi Billy Laughlin |
Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
Edited by | Leon Borgeau |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 10:21 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
1-2-3 Go is a 1941 Our Gang short comedy film. It was the 199th Our Gang short to be released.[1]
It was directed by Edward Cahn, and starred George McFarland, Billie Thomas, Mickey Gubitosi, and Billy Laughlin.
Plot
[edit]While playing baseball on a busy street in Greenpoint, Mickey is struck by a car. Though he fully recovers from his injuries, Mickey meets several other kids in the hospital who were not so lucky.
Quickly developing a sense of civic responsibility, the Gang members establish the 1-2-3 Go Safety Society, dedicated to lowering the number of auto injuries in their community.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
- Billy Laughlin as Froggy
- George McFarland as Spanky
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Additional cast
[edit]- Vincent Graeff as Kid umpire
- Giovanna Gubitosi as Kid eating ice cream
- James Gubitosi as Kid giving up home run
- Freddie Walburn as Kid retrieving home run from street
- Barbara Bedford as Ann, a nurse
- Margaret Bert as Nurse at reception desk
- John Dilson as Mayor Of Greenpoint
- Arthur Hoyt as Horace
- May McAvoy as Miss Jones, a nurse
- Anne O'Neil as Horace's wife
- William Tannen as Cab driver
- Joe Young as Man calling for ambulance
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 242–243. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: 1-2-3-Go". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
External links
[edit]- 1-2-3 Go at IMDb
- 1-2-3 Go at the TCM Movie Database
Categories:
- 1941 films
- American comedy short films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
- 1941 comedy films
- Our Gang films
- 1941 short films
- African-American comedy films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- Films about children
- English-language short films
- Short comedy film stubs