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Young Sherlocks is a 1922 American silent short subject comedy film, the fourth entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters in November 1922 by Pathé.




Plot



The film begins with Ernie using his ingenuity to overcome his poverty and find a way to feed his little sister Farina and his steed, Dinah the mule. He encounters Jackie, who is selling newspapers, and learns about a kidnapper who is at large. Ernie then stumbles into a secret meeting of several young boys, including Mickey Daniels and Jack Davis, who call themselves the JJJs (Jesse James Juniors). They tell him that he is unwelcome in their meeting unless he can tell them what good deed he has ever done. He responds by spinning a long, and very unbelievable, tall tale of how he, Jackie, and Dinah rescued Peggy from the kidnappers. At the end of his story he claims that he used his reward money to buy a whole town, name it Free Town, and make himself Mayor and Jackie the Chief of Police. It is a beautiful town where all the children have plenty to eat, have nice clothes, and can have all the cake and candy they want. The story, and the film, ends with reality as Ernie’s mother finds him and hauls him and Farina back home.




Notes


William Gillespie and Dick Gilbert both play dual roles in this film.
When the television rights for the original silent Pathé Our Gang comedies were sold to National Telepix and other distributors, several episodes were retitled. This film was released into television syndication as "Mischief Makers" in 1960 under the title Little Heroes. About two-thirds of the original film was included.
The film was also released as an episode of the television series "Those Lovable Scallawags With Their Gangs" under the title Young Sherlock (no plural). Among the scenes cut from the latter TV print were most of the opening sequence with Sunshine Sammy and Farina; most of the inter-titles were left intact.




Cast






= The Gang

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Peggy Cartwright as Mary Jane
Jackie Condon as Jackie a.k.a. Mickey
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Ernie Morrison as Ernie
Dinah the Mule as herself




= Additional Cast

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Mickey Daniels as JJJ Member
Jack Davis as JJJ Member
Gabe Saienz as JJJ Member
Dot Farley as Mary Jane's mother
Dick Gilbert as A kidnapper / The motorist
William Gillespie as A kidnapper / The police officer
Florence Hoskins as Ernie and Farina's mother
Wallace Howe as A kidnapper
Mark Jones as A kidnapper
Joseph Morrison as A bank employee
George Rowe as The Baker
Charles Stevenson as Giovanna de Bullochi
Charley Young as Mary Jane's father




Filming Locations


The scene where Ernie is walking alongside the mule and Farina in the side-box was filmed just east of Regent Street on Overland Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.




References






External links



Young Sherlocks at IMDb
The short film Young Sherlocks is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
Young Sherlocks at AllMovie

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