Ye Olde Minstrels Explained

Ye Olde Minstrels
Director:	Edward Cahn
Starring:	Mickey Gubitosi Darla Hood Billy Laughlin George McFarland Billie Thomas Walter Wills
Cinematography:	Jackson Rose
Editing:	Leon Borgeau
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:	10:50
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Ye Olde Minstrels is a 1941 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 197th Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Premise

To raise money for the local chapter of the Red Cross, the gang stages an old-fashioned minstrel show with the help of Froggy's uncle, played by real-life minstrel man Walter Wills. The show is a success, netting the Red Cross $208.40.

Cast

The Gang

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

Additional cast

• Minstrel Maestro Walter Wills as himself
• Giovanna Gubitosi as Audience extra
• Tommy McFarland as Audience extra

Additional performers

Bobby Browning, Raphael Dolciame, Ralph Hodges, Dickie Humphries, Joline Karol, Valerie Lee, Priscilla Montgomery, David Polonsky, Jackie Salling

See also

• Our Gang filmography

Notes and References

1. Book: Maltin . Leonard . Bann . Richard W. . Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals . 1977 . Crown Publishers . 241 . 978-0-517-52675-0 . 3 March 2024.