Second Childhood (film)

Second Childhood
Second Childhood
	Film poster
Directed by	Gus Meins
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	George McFarland; Carl Switzer; Darla Hood; Billie Thomas; Eugene Lee
Cinematography	Francis Corby
Edited by	Louis McManus
Music by	Leroy Shield
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 11, 1936;
Running time	18' 57"
Country	United States
Language	English

Second Childhood is a 1936 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 144th Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot

On the occasion of her 65th birthday, a crotchety hypochondriac (Zeffie Tilbury) goes through her daily rant as her snooty servants ply her with colorful but unnecessary pills. Her "celebration" is interrupted when a toy plane owned by the gang crashes through her dining room window and shatters a vase. Forced to do the old lady's yardwork to pay for the damage, the kids ever so gradually win her heart, mostly by refusing to mollycoddle her as her servants have done for so many years.

Before long, the gang's new "Grandma" is singing along with Spanky and Alfalfa, demolishing her pill bottles with a slingshot, embarking upon a wild roller-skate ride through her drafty mansion—and having the time of her life in the process.^[2]

Production notes

Unbeknownst to the cast, Zeffie Tilbury was blind. In between takes, she was led around by her staff. This would be the last episode directed by Gus Meins.

Second Childhood was partially remade as Kiddie Kure, featuring much of the same cast.

Cast

The Gang

Darla Hood as Darla
Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Dickie De Nuet as Our Gang member

Additional cast

Sidney Bracey as Hobson, the butler
Gretta Gould as Maid
Zeffie Tilbury as Grandma

References

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 189–191. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Kinetz, Erika (2011). "New York Times: Second Childhood". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

External links

Second Childhood at IMDb

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[1] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 189–191. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Kinetz, Erika (2011). "New York Times: Second Childhood". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

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