WALDO'S LAST STAND (1940) Robert Blake, Darla Hood & George 'Spanky' McFarland | Comedy | B&W

Waldo's Last Stand is a 1940 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 193rd Our Gang short to be released.

SYNOPSIS
The "Our Gang" kids, seeking to boost business at Waldo's struggling lemonade stand, transform their clubhouse into a glamorous nightclub for a talent show. Darla shines as the featured vocalist, but their efforts only attract one patron—Froggy, a stoic newcomer. Despite their best attempts to entice Froggy with a song about dryness and thirst, he remains unmoved.

Desperate to make a sale, the gang devises a plan involving a heater to coax Froggy into buying a drink. However, when confronted, Froggy admits he has no money and finds the barn too hot. Spanky and the gang realize that their show's lack of audience is due to all the neighborhood kids either participating or involved in the production. Undeterred, the gang rallies to find a solution to their lemonade stand predicament.

CAST & CREW
Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
Darla Hood as Darla
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Darwood Kaye as Waldo
Leonard Landy as Leonard
Billy Laughlin as Froggy
Janet Burston as Jeanette
Clyde Willson as Clyde

Dancers/Performers
Lavonne Battle, Shirley Jean Doble, Donna Jean Edmonsond, Helen Guthrie, Patsy Irish, Jackie Krenk, Bobby Sommers, Betty Jean Striegler (Betta St. John), Mary Ann Such, Patsy Anne Thompson, Patricia Wheeler

Director: Edward Cahn
Writers: Hal Law, Robert A. McGowan
Producers: Jack Chertok, Richard Goldstone (for MGM)
Cinematography: Jackson Rose
Editing: Albert Akst
Production Company: MGM
Release Date: October 5, 1940
Running Time: 10 minutes and 39 seconds
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: Estimated at $18,974

Notes
Another Our Ganger leaves as Waldo's Last Stand marked the final appearance of Darwood Kaye. Kaye's film career is described in the 2009 book, Finding Waldo, written by one of his four sons.

Waldo's Last Stand is one of four sound Our Gang shorts (and the only MGM-produced entry) that fell into the public domain after the copyright lapsed in the 1960s (the other three being Bear Shooters, School's Out and Our Gang Follies of 1938). As such, these films frequently appear on inexpensive video and/or DVD compilations.