The Mischief Makers (1954)
The Mischief Makers* was an attempt to capitalize on the renewed success of the classic 1930's "Little Rascals" shorts that Monogram Pictures was theatrically reissuing at the time. The result, KIDS WILL BE KIDS, is an unintentionally funny mess, and easily takes the honor as the worst Columbia short Jules White, or anyone else, ever produced.
The future of this series was scrapped and no further misadventures of Junior and His Gang ever materialized.
A copy does exist in our archives and is available for review.
*In 1960, a television series called THE MISCHIEF MAKERS was syndicated featuring re-titled, edited versions of the silent era "Our Gang" comedies (with a few rival kid comedy series ("Buster Brown" and "Mickey McGuire") mixed in.
KIDS WILL BE KIDS (12/9/1954)
Production Number 4221
Director-Jules White
Producer-Jules White
Story and Screenplay-Jack White
Photography-Ray Cory
Editor-James R. Sweeney
Assistant Director-Abner E. Singer
Cast
Daisy The Dog
Jerry Hartleben
Sally Jane Bruce
Emil Sitka
Butch Bernard
The Mischief Makers enter their pet dog Daisy in a contest.
The original working title was BEST DOG WINS.
Reissued theatrically in October, 1963.
The future of this series was scrapped and no further misadventures of Junior and His Gang ever materialized.
A copy does exist in our archives and is available for review.
*In 1960, a television series called THE MISCHIEF MAKERS was syndicated featuring re-titled, edited versions of the silent era "Our Gang" comedies (with a few rival kid comedy series ("Buster Brown" and "Mickey McGuire") mixed in.
KIDS WILL BE KIDS (12/9/1954)
Production Number 4221
Director-Jules White
Producer-Jules White
Story and Screenplay-Jack White
Photography-Ray Cory
Editor-James R. Sweeney
Assistant Director-Abner E. Singer
Cast
Daisy The Dog
Jerry Hartleben
Sally Jane Bruce
Emil Sitka
Butch Bernard
The Mischief Makers enter their pet dog Daisy in a contest.
The original working title was BEST DOG WINS.
Reissued theatrically in October, 1963.
