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Second Childhood

Apr 11, 1936 · 20m
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Family
Comedy

PLOT

A lonely, rich, hypochondriac is celebrating her 65th birthday in the same manner in which she observes the other 364 days of the year by complaining, berating her servants, taking her pills and grumping about everything around her, including the sunshine. A toy airplane comes flying through an open window and breaks a vase, and when its owner, Spanky, comes in search of it he is informed he will have to pay seventy-five cents for the broken vase. Spanly has never seen six-bit, much less having it in his pants, so he offers his and his friend's help in cleaning up the yard in exchange. Before the kids are through, they've given the old lady a new outlook on life.

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CAST

Darla Hood
Darla
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Porky
George McFarland
Spanky
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Zeffie Tilbury
Grandma
Sidney Bracey
Hobson
Gretta Gould
Maid
Directed by Gus Meins

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Country
US

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