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Back Stage (1923 film)

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Back Stage
Title card
Directed byRobert F. McGowan
Written byHal Roach
H. M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach
StarringJoe Cobb
Jackie Condon
Mickey Daniels
Jack Davis
Allen "Farina" Hoskins
Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison
Andy Samuel
James W. Cobb
Richard Daniels
Dick Gilbert
William Gillespie
Wallace Howe
Robert F. McGowan
Charley Young
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • June 3, 1923 (1923-06-03)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Back Stage is a 1923 silent Our Gang silent short subject comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan that is the 13th entry to be released.[1][2]

Plot

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The gang meets up with the head of a vaudeville troupe, who enlist them to help him out when his co-stars have abandoned him. They manage to make a complete wreck of the act, and Jack and Joe's bugs get loose in the auditorium, putting the audience into an itching frenzy.

Cast

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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Production

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This was the 13th and final film to be released in the original film series contract. Another contract was written and accepted bringing in more films, starting with Dogs of War.

Sequence

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References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Back Stage at silentera.com
  2. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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