Back Stage (1923 film)

Back Stage
Back Stage
	Title card
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Hal Roach ; H. M. Walker
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Joe Cobb; Jackie Condon; Mickey Daniels; Jack Davis; Allen "Farina" Hoskins; Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison; Andy Samuel; James W. Cobb; Richard Daniels; Dick Gilbert; William Gillespie; Wallace Howe; Robert F. McGowan; Charley Young
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	June 3, 1923;
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Back Stage is a 1923 silent Our Gang silent short subject comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan that is the 13th entry to be released.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The gang meets up with the head of a vaudeville troupe, who enlist them to help him out when his co-stars have abandoned him. They manage to make a complete wreck of the act, and Jack and Joe's bugs get loose in the auditorium, putting the audience into an itching frenzy.

Cast

The Gang

Joe Cobb as Joe
Jackie Condon as Jackie
Mickey Daniels as Mickey
Jack Davis as Jack
Allen "Farina" Hoskins as Farina
Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison as Ernie
Andy Samuel as Andy
Dinah the Mule as Herself

Additional cast

Ivadell Carter as Pansy
James W. Cobb as Audience member disrupted by Farina
Richard Daniels as Audience member slapping spider
William Gillespie as Head of the theater troupe
Wallace Howe as Theater manager
Dick Gilbert as Outside worker
Charley Young as Outside worker
Robert F. McGowan as Man in front of the bus

Production

This was the 13th and final film to be released in the original film series contract. Another contract was written and accepted bringing in more films, starting with Dogs of War.

Sequence

012. Giants vs. Yanks (1923) – proceeds
014. Dogs of War (1923) – succeeds

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: Back Stage at silentera.com
^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links

The short film Back Stage is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
Back Stage at IMDb

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: Back Stage at silentera.com

[2] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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