Back Stage (1923 film)

Back Stage
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Produced by	Hal Roach
Written by	Hal Roach H. M. Walker
Starring	Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Mickey Daniels Jack Davis Allen "Farina" Hoskins Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison Andy Samuel James W. Cobb Richard Daniels Dick Gilbert William Gillespie Wallace Howe Robert F. McGowan Charley Young
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release dates	June 3, 1923
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Language	silent film English intertitles

Back Stage is a 1923 silent Our Gang silent short subject comedy film that is the 13th entry to be released. The film was released on 3 June 1923 and stars Allen "Farina" Hoskins.

Plot

The gang meets up with the head of a vaudeville troupe, who enlist them to help him out when his co-stars have abandoned him. They manage to make a complete wreck of the act, and Jack and Joe's bugs get loose in the auditorium, putting the audience into an itching frenzy.

Notes

This was, initially, the 13th and final film to be released in the original contract. Another contract was written and accepted bringing in more films, starting with Dogs of War.

Cast

The Gang

• Joe Cobb as Joe
• Jackie Condon as Jackie
• Mickey Daniels as Mickey
• Jack Davis as Jack
• Allen "Farina" Hoskins as Farina
• Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison as Ernie
• Andy Samuel as Andy
• Dinah the Mule as Herself

Additional cast

• Ivadell Carter as Pansy
• James W. Cobb as Audience member disrupted by Farina
• Richard Daniels as Audience member slapping spider
• William Gillespie as Head of the theater troupe
• Wallace Howe as Theater manager
• Dick Gilbert as Outside worker
• Charley Young as Outside worker
• Robert F. McGowan as Man in front of the bus

Sequence

012. Giants vs. Yanks (1923) – proceeds

014. Dogs of War (1923) – succeeds

External links

• The short film Back Stage is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• Back Stage at the Internet Movie Database
• Back Stage at AllMovie