Benjamin Franklin, Jr. | |
---|---|
Directed by | Herbert Glazer |
Written by | Hal Law Robert A. McGowan |
Produced by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Starring | Bobby Blake Billie Thomas Billy Laughlin Janet Burston Mickey Laughlin Ernie Alexander Barbara Bedford Margaret Bert |
Cinematography | Charles Schoenbaum |
Edited by | Leon Borgeau |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
|
Running time | 10:53 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Benjamin Franklin, Jr. is a 1943 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Herbert Glazer. It was the 211th Our Gang short to be released.[1]
The gang kids are upset that World War II is causing them deprivations and inconveniences. Organizing a fact-finding committee, Gang members Mickey, Froggy, Buckwheat, and Janet try to determine what to do about the present national crisis. With the help of a convenient copy of Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack, the kids stage a play in which they cathartically come to grips with the sacrifices indigenous to the war effort, and provide patriotic solutions to the situation.