| Shivering Spooks | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | Hal Roach H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach F. Richard Jones |
| Starring | Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Johnny Downs Allen Hoskins Mary Kornman Scooter Lowry Jay R. Smith Bobby Young Buster the Dog George B. French Clara Guiol Tiny Sandford |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 18:07 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Shivering Spooks is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 52nd Our Gang short subject to be released. One of the child actors, Johnny Downs, went on to become a successful character actor and starred with George Zucco in The Mad Monster (1942).
Plot
A phony spiritualist named Professor Fleece dupes gullible people into believing he can contact the dead through seances. When the Our Gang kids disrupt one of his seances, the Professor orders his henchmen to scare the heck out of the kids so that they will leave the area.
Cast
The Gang
- Joe Cobb as Joe
- Jackie Condon as Jackie
- Johnny Downs as Johnny
- Allen Hoskins as Farina
- Mary Kornman as Mary
- Scooter Lowry as Skooter
- Jay R. Smith as Jay
- Bobby Young as Bonedust
- Buster the Dog as Buster
Additional cast
- Harry Bowen as Assistant to Professor Fleece
- George B. French as Professor Fleece
- Clara Guiol as 'Sucker' at séance
- Ham Kinsey [fr] as Assistant to Professor Fleece
- Tiny Sandford as Detective
- Dorothea Wolbert as 'Sucker' at séance
See also
References
- "Progressive Silent Film List: Shivering Spooks". silentera.com. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- Hall, Mordaunt (2011). "New York Times: Shivering Spooks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 66–67. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
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