Shivering Spooks

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]

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 (1926-08-08)
Running time	18:07
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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 [fr] as Assistant to Professor Fleece
• Tiny Sandford as Detective
• Dorothea Wolbert as 'Sucker' at séance

See also

• Our Gang filmography