Wally Albright

Born: 1925-09-03

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wally Albright (September 3, 1925 – August 7, 1999) was an American former child actor. Albright was born Walton Algernon Albright, Jr. in Burbank, California. He appeared in a number of films during his career, and is notable for appearing in six Our Gang short subjects throughout the early 1930s. Though his tenure with the gang was brief, his role was usually that of the gang leader, alongside Matthew "Stymie" Beard. Albright played so many roles as a baby that he was quite well known by the time he was three. He appeared in small parts of various films made by Hal Roach Studios. At the end of 1933, when Gus Meins took over directing, Our Gang needed a few new characters. Several older Our Gangers left the series in the summer of 1933 including Dorothy DeBorba and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins. Wally would be one of several characters including Scotty Beckett and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas to debut in 1934 in the Our Gang episode Hi Neighbor. Wally quickly became one of the bigger Our Gang stars. But much to the dismay of Hal Roach and director Gus Meins, Wally voluntarily left the gang and returned to a normal childhood life. However, Albright did play a small role in John Ford's version of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," appearing as an older child in the migrant camp. He watches as Ma Joad cooks a stew for her family and tells her, "Me and my brother, we et good." Another child later tells Ma he was lying. "I peeked through their window last night and they was eatin' fried dough, just like everybody else." He graduated high school and college as he entered adult life.


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Laura

as Newsboy (uncredited)
Released: 1944-10-11

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

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The Grapes of Wrath

as Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited)
Released: 1940-03-15

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm...

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The Wild One

as Cyclist (uncredited)
Released: 1953-12-30

The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to...

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Captains Courageous

as Boy (uncredited)
Released: 1937-06-25

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a...

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Ann Vickers

as Mischa Feldermans (uncredited)
Released: 1933-09-26

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her...

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Thirteen Women

as Bobby Stanhope
Released: 1932-09-16

Thirteen women who were schoolmates ask a swami to cast their horoscopes. The news they receive...

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Johnny Apollo

as Office Boy
Released: 1940-04-19

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then...

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East Lynne

as William as a Boy
Released: 1931-03-01

The refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of...

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Mr. Skitch

as Little Ira
Released: 1933-12-22

After losing their Missouri home during the Great Depression, the Skitch family pulls up stakes...

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Choo-Choo!

as Wally (orphan)
Released: 1932-05-07

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

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The Conquerors

as Roger Standish, Jr.
Released: 1932-11-18

A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.

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It Happened in Hollywood

as Boy
Released: 1937-09-07

A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.

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Maid of Salem

as Jasper (Uncredited)
Released: 1937-02-12

When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes...

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Roll Along, Cowboy

as Danny Blake
Released: 1937-10-18

Singing cowboy Randy shows up at Mrs. Blake's ranch. She is beset by bad guys, and Randy loves...

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Waterfront Lady

as Mickey O'Flaherty
Released: 1935-10-04

When a young man is befriended by a gambling ship operator and made a partner in the business,...

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Super-Sleuth

as Child movie fan
Released: 1937-07-16

A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve...

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Mexicali Rose

as Tommy Romero
Released: 1939-03-26

Gene Autry and his sidekick Frog look into a phony oil scam being perpetrated on a mission...

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Washee Ironee

as Waldo
Released: 1934-11-13

Rich boy Waldo gets his clothes dirty playing football with the gang just before he has to go to...

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The Single Standard

as Arden's son
Released: 1929-07-27

A bored socialite finds fleeting romance with an artist.

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O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as Child
Released: 1935-09-27

A circus wild animal trainer searches for the son who was taken away from him by a meddling...

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The Prodigal

as Peter
Released: 1931-02-21

An aspiring singer, who has fallen on hard times and is now living as a hobo, returns to his...

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Little Miss Nobody

as Orphan
Released: 1936-06-05

A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.

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The Trespasser

as Jack Merrick
Released: 1929-11-11

A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His...

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Boy Trouble

as Boy
Released: 1939-01-27

A fussy shopkeeper's life drastically changes when his wife takes in two homeless boys.

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The Woman I Love

as Georges
Released: 1937-04-15

In World War I France, a pilot falls in love with the wife of his friend and superior officer.

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Sons of the Legion

as Harold
Released: 1938-09-18

Sons of The Legion is a film about a group of young men looking to start a squadron in their...

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Law of the Sea

as Cole Andrews (as child)
Released: 1931-12-15

A sadistic, evil ship captain lusts after a beautiful young girl he spots in town. It turns out...

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Smoky

as Clint's Son
Released: 1933-12-08

Rodeo star forms a strong bond with the noble horse he took from the wilds and trained....

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Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

as (archive footage)
Released: 2000-01-01

This documentary traces the history of the B-Western from it's silent movie origins to its...

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Hi'–Neighbor!

as Wally
Released: 1934-03-02

The gang decides to build their own fire engine.

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Zoo in Budapest

as Paul Vandor
Released: 1933-04-28

Zani is an unusual young man who has spent his entire life in a zoo in Budapest. His only true...

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As the Earth Turns

as John
Released: 1934-02-14

Love happens between the son of Polish immigrants settled in Maine and the daughter of a...

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Salvation Nell

as Jimmy
Released: 1931-07-01

Young Nell loses everything and her father is sent to prison. She joins the Salvation Army and...

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The First Round-Up

as Wally
Released: 1934-05-05

The gang packs up for a camping trip to Cherry Creek two miles from their home, but to them it...

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Old Louisiana

as Davey
Released: 1937-03-01

The Louisiana Purchase is imminent and Gilmore is smuggling guns into St. Louis so his men can...

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What Price Vengeance

as Sandy MacNair
Released: 1937-05-25

A cop hesitates in using his gun to stop a robbery, & the robbers get away. He is forced to...

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The Wrecker

as Young Boy
Released: 1933-07-10

The Wrecker is a flinty-eyed demolition engineer named Regan (Jack Holt). While he's off on...

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The Silver Lining

as Bobby O'Brien
Released: 1932-04-16

A women in prison tale. One's rich, one's poor. Can they prosper after prison?

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End of the Trail

as Jimmy 'Sonny' Travers
Released: 1932-12-19

Framed by Major Jenkins, Capt. Travers is kicked out of the Army. When Travers, now living with...

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Our Gang - Comedy Festival

as Wally
Released: 2001-05-15

Featuring the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than...

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For Pete's Sake!

as Wally
Released: 1934-04-13

The kids try to raise money to buy a doll for Marianne.

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The Cowboy Star

as Jimmy Baker
Released: 1936-11-20

Tired of being a cowboy movie star, Yorke quits the movies and buys a ranch so he can be a real...

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King of the Sierras

as Sonny Blake
Released: 1938-12-11

An unusual film in that it was composed of new film footage tacked onto an original film...

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