Thundering Fleas Explained

Thundering Fleas
Director:	Robert F. McGowan
Producer:	F. Richard Jones Hal Roach
Starring:	Mickey Daniels Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Mary Kornman Johnny Downs Allen Hoskins Scooter Lowry Jay R. Smith Clifton Young Lassie Lou Ahern Mildred Kornman James Finlayson Charley Chase Oliver Hardy
Cinematography:	Art Lloyd
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	20 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent with English intertitles

Thundering Fleas is a 1926 Our Gang film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^{[1] [2]} It was the 51st Our Gang short subject to be released.^[3]

This was twelve year-old Mickey Daniels's last Our Gang film as a regular cast member in this series. He would appear as a guest star a some that came after this one.

Cast

The Gang

• Joe Cobb as Joe
• Jackie Condon as Jackie
• Mickey Daniels as Mickey
• Johnny Downs as Johnny
• Allen Hoskins as Farina
• Mary Kornman as Mary
• Scooter Lowry as Skooter
• Jay R. Smith as Jay
• Jannie Hoskins as Mango
• Clifton Young as Bonedust
• Buster the Dog as Magnolia

Additional cast

• Lassie Lou Ahern as Flower girl
• Harry Bowen as Flea circus spectator
• Sammy Brooks Flea circus spectator
• Allan Cavan as Father of the bride
• Charley Chase as Mustachioed wedding guest
• James Finlayson as Justice of the Peace
• Robert Finlayson as Musician
• George B. French as Professor Clements
• Dick Gilbert as Skooter's father
• Charlie Hall as Musician
• Oliver Hardy as Officer
• Ham Kinsey as Extra at the wedding
• Mildred Kornman as Skooter's sister
• Sam Lufkin as Extra at the wedding
• Jerry Mandy as Sheldon, the groom
• Martha Sleeper as Bride
• Lyle Tayo as Pedestrian without fleas
• Charley Young as Flea circus spectator

See also

• Our Gang filmography
• Oliver Hardy filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silent Era: Thundering Fleas . September 14, 2008. silentera.
2. Web site: New York Times: Thundering Fleas . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520154950/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226169/Thundering-Fleas/overview . dead . May 20, 2011 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . Hal Erickson . Hal Erickson (author) . 2011 . September 14, 2008.
3. Book: Maltin . Leonard . Bann . Richard W. . Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals . 1977 . Crown Publishers . 65–66 . 3 March 2024.