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Carl Dean Switzer (August 7, 1927 [1] – January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, comic singer, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies. Switzer (rhyming with "Schweitzer", as referenced in the 1939 film Alfalfa's Aunt) began his
George "Spanky" McFarland and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer are also featured. It's a Wonderful Life (December 20, 1946) - a Frank Capra feature film starring Jimmy Stewart. Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance. State of the Union (April 30, 1948) - a Frank Capra feature film starring Spencer Tracy. Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo ...
The Our Gang personnel page is a listing of the significant cast and crew from the Our Gang short subjects film series, ... Carl Switzer as Alfalfa (joined in 1935, ...
Carl Dean Switzer (August 8, 1927 [1] – January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, comic singer, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the short subjects series Our Gang .
The film focused more on the adult leads (Phillips Holmes and Rosina Lawrence) than the children and was a box office disappointment. [33] No further Our Gang features were made. George McFarland, Darla Hood, and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer in the "Club Spanky" dream sequence from the 1937 short Our Gang Follies of 1938.
However, "King of Crooners" Alfalfa (Carl Switzer), the star of the show, crashes the swing music based show with his off-key rendition of "The Barber of Seville", having secretly decided he is going to sing opera from now on. Spanky closes the curtain on Alfalfa and sends out another act to replace him, causing Alfalfa to walk out and take his ...
The film didn't do well at the box office—it even put Capra into debt. Receiving mixed reviews, It's a Wonderful Life only made back $3.3 of its $3.7 million budget at first.
Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius (also played by Carl Switzer). This fateful meeting provides a golden opportunity for both boys: By trading places with his double, Alfalfa will be able to weasel out of his yard work and live a life of luxury, while Cornelius will be able to escape the rigors of dancing lessons, baths, and the like, and briefly enjoy the benefits ...