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  • Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (1943)
  • Passed
    Short | 11 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (1943)
Passed
Short | 11 min | Family, Comedy, Short

The gang gripe about the inconveniences caused by wartime rationing. They find the insight they are seeking by putting on a show based upon Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac.
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Director
Bert Glazer (as Herbert Glazer)
Writers
Hal Law (screen play) | Robert A. McGowan (screen play)
Cinematographer
Charles Edgar Schoenbaum (as Charles Schoenbaum)
Editor
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Updated Jan 30, 1943

Release date
Jan 30, 1943 (United States)

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Cast

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Our Gang
Our Gang Our Gang   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
John (uncredited) John (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Bedford
Janet's Mother (uncredited) Janet's Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Bert
Martha (uncredited) Martha (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Blake
Mickey (uncredited) Mickey (uncredited)   See fewer
Janet Burston
Janet (uncredited) Janet (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Collins
Complaining Kid (uncredited) Complaining Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
Willa Pearl Curtis
Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited) Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Downing
Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Vincent Graeff
Scolded boy (uncredited) Scolded boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Hall
Complainer (uncredited) Complainer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jackie Horner
Millie Jones (uncredited) Millie Jones (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
Froggy (uncredited) Froggy (uncredited)   See fewer
Mickey Laughlin
Happy (uncredited) Happy (uncredited)   See fewer
Valerie Lee
Complainer (uncredited) Complainer (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Mitchell
Buckwheat's Father (uncredited) Buckwheat's Father (uncredited)   See fewer
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Buckwheat (uncredited) Buckwheat (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Ward
Complaining Kid (uncredited) Complaining Kid (uncredited)   See fewer
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