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Second Childhood is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Gus Meins released in USA on 11 april 1936 with George McFarland
Second Childhood (1936)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 april 1936
Directed by Gus Meins
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Rating74%
Second Childhood is a 1936 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 144th Our Gang short that was released.
Synopsis
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.Actors
George McFarland
(Spanky)
Carl Switzer
(Alfalfa)
Darla Hood
(Darla)
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
(Buckwheat)
Eugene "Porky" Lee
(Porky)
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Rating74%
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