Kiddie Kure

Kiddie Kure
Directed by	Edward Cahn
Written by	Hal Law Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Jack Chertok Richard Goldstone for MGM
Starring	George McFarland Carl Switzer Darla Hood Billie Thomas Mickey Gubitosi Billy Laughlin Thurston Hall Gerald Oliver Smith Edwin Stanley
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Leon Borgeau
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 23, 1940 (1940-11-23)
Running time	10:46
Country	United States
Language	English

Kiddie Kure is a 1940 American short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 194th Our Gang short to be released.

Plot

While playing baseball near the home of wealthy hypochondriac Mr. Morton, the gang inadvertently breaks one of Morton's windows. This mishap coincides with a plan hatched by Morton's wife to get her husband's mind off his imaginary illnesses by adopting some children.

Hoping to prove that he would be an unsuitable parent, Morton pretends that he is crazy, the better to scare away the gang and to dissuade Mrs. Morton from her adoption scheme. Instead, the kids prove to Morton that he does not need all his pills and poultices, thereby giving the old man a new lease on life and a better appreciation of children.

Cast

The Gang

• Darla Hood as Darla
• Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
• Billy Laughlin as Froggy
• George McFarland as Spanky
• Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
• Billie Thomas as Buckwheat

Additional cast

• Rollie and Bobby Jones as Tisket and Tasket
• Thurston Hall as Mr. Bill Morton
• Gerald Oliver Smith as Evans the butler
• Edwin Stanley as Doctor Malcolm Scott
• Josephine Whittel as Mrs. Julie Morton
• Freddie Chapman as Rival team member (scenes deleted)
• Hugh Chapman as Rival team member (scenes deleted)

Production notes

Kiddie Kure is a partial remake of Second Childhood, which starred much of the same cast. It also marked the final appearance of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. At 12 years of age, he was the oldest member of the cast.

See also

• Our Gang filmography

External links

• Kiddie Kure at IMDb