Underplayed Gems

Thundering Fleas (1926)

Thundering Fleas poster
Directed by
Robert F. McGowan
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

The kids in Our Gang get into a series of chaotic antics involving a mischievous group of fleas. It is a silent comedy short featuring the young cast's typical roughhousing and pranks.

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What happens

Thundering Fleas is a 1926 Our Gang film directed by Robert F. McGowan, the 51st in the series. The film marks 12-year-old Mickey Daniels's final Our Gang film as a regular cast member, although he later appeared as a guest star in some Our Gang films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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