Shivering Spooks

Shivering Spooks
Shivering Spooks
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Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Hal Roach; H. M. Walker
Produced by	Hal Roach; F. Richard Jones
Starring	Joe Cobb; Jackie Condon; Johnny Downs; Allen Hoskins; Mary Kornman; Scooter Lowry; Jay R. Smith; Bobby Young; Buster the Dog; George B. French; Clara Guiol; Tiny Sandford
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	August 8, 1926;
Running time	18:07
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Shivering Spooks is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[1]^[2] It was the 52nd Our Gang short subject to be released.^[3] One of the child actors, Johnny Downs, went on to become a successful character actor and starred with George Zucco in The Mad Monster (1942).^[4]

Plot

A phony spiritualist named Professor Fleece dupes gullible people into believing he can contact the dead through seances. When the Our Gang kids disrupt one of his seances, the Professor orders his henchmen to scare the heck out of the kids so that they will leave the area.

Cast

The Gang

Joe Cobb as Joe
Jackie Condon as Jackie
Johnny Downs as Johnny
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Mary Kornman as Mary
Scooter Lowry as Skooter
Jay R. Smith as Jay
Bobby Young as Bonedust
Buster the Dog as Buster

Additional cast

Harry Bowen as Assistant to Professor Fleece
George B. French as Professor Fleece
Clara Guiol as 'Sucker' at séance
Ham Kinsey as Assistant to Professor Fleece
Tiny Sandford as Detective
Dorothea Wolbert as 'Sucker' at séance

References

^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Shivering Spooks". silentera.com. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
^ Hall, Mordaunt (2011). "New York Times: Shivering Spooks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 66–67. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

External links

Shivering Spooks at IMDb

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[silentera-1] "Progressive Silent Film List: Shivering Spooks". silentera.com. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[NY_Times-2] Hall, Mordaunt (2011). "New York Times: Shivering Spooks". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 66–67. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[4] Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

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