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Little Miss Pinkerton is a american film with Janet Burston
Little Miss Pinkerton (1943)
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Add to a movie listLittle Miss Pinkerton is a 1943 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Herbert Glazer. It was the 216th Our Gang short (217th episode, 128th talking short, 129th talking episode, and 48th MGM produced episode) that was released.
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The janitor of the Greenpoint department store is murdered during a robbery, while Mickey, Froggy, Buckwheat, and Janet witness the crime. The thieves take the boys hostage, but Janet escapes and heads for the police. Alas, no grownup will believe her story, so Janet enlists the aid of the other gang members to rescue the boys and capture the crooks.Actors
Janet Burston
(Janet)
Robert Blake
(Mickey)
Billy Laughlin
(Froggy)
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
(Buckwheat)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
(Sgt. O'Toole)
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