An entire home page dedicated to Frankie
Darro? Gosh, YES!!! It's time to recognize this sorely overlooked
actor whose career, which spanned from the silent era well into the 1960's,
touched upon so many different genres: besides being a notable child star, he
did his own stunts and held his own in many Tom Tyler silents; rode alongside
Gene Autry and Rin Tin Tin in serials; starred in his own series of comedies
with Mantan Moreland; made some notable appearances in the Bowery Boys series;
became known as Hollywood's perennial jockey, riding (and falling off) horses in countless
films; is known to sci-fi buffs as being one of the actors who worked inside
Robbie the Robot in Forbidden Planet; was known to TV fans as the
indestructible "little old lady" on The Red Skelton Show
. . . and those are only some of his credits!!
So we invite you, with a wink and a
smile, to follow the links below and learn
more about this versatile actor's career! C'mon, let's go!!!
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Last Updated:
February 1, 2010
Tough
Kid: The Life and Films of Frankie Darro
The book is
now also available to order directly from the author!
Just send $21.95 plus $3.95 for postage and handling to:
John Gloske
18159 1/2 Parthenia Street
Northridge, CA 91325 USA
Make all checks and money
orders payable to: John Gloske.
You may order up to three books for the same $3.95 postage charge.
Include a note with your order if you want the books signed.
These days it
seems like a small miracle when a "lost" film suddenly resurfaces and
becomes available to the public once again. We're very pleased to announce
that the wonderful folks at R & B Enterprises have found a print of the much
sought-after Frankie Darro / Mantan Moreland Monogram film On the Spot.
Even better, the print is really good quality! Much better than on some of
the more readily available Darro / Moreland titles! Many thanks to our
good friend Rob for finding this title through this company for us. And
Brendan from R & B Enterprises was good enough to put the title on their
website so it is easy for Frankie fans to purchase! It comes in a really
nice clamshell with artwork, too! You can view a short clip from the film
on our YouTube
Channel, just to whet
your appetite. But we strongly suggest you click the link below and
purchase this wonderful little movie for yourselves!
Click
here to order On the Spot on DVD or VHS
from R & B Enterprises!
Frankie Darro co-starred with Eddie Dowling in the 1929 drama, Blaze o' Glory.
It's stills like this which makes you feel sad that so many of Frankie's early
films are lost.
A big thanks goes out to
Wade
Ballard, an avid fan who has been
researching Frankie's career for many years and was kind enough to send us a lot
of new information for this site!
Thanks also to John R. for
providing so much useful information and facts for the site!
There
have been MANY fans who have provided us with valuable information for this
website. If we are using video clips or information you provided and have
not given you credit for it, please drop
me a line and let me know!
The
Frankie Darro Home Page is designed
and maintained by Linda Kay for academic and entertainment purposes only.
No infraction of copyrights is intended. If anyone has any problems with
anything posted here, let me know! Anyone with information or photos on
Frankie who wish to share them here, I'd love to hear from you!