Action and thrills fill the screen in DAREDEVILS OF THE RED CIRCLE! Chapter 1 follows the interview with guest William Winckler discussing the career of his father, child actor Bobby Winckler who stars in the serial. Bobby was one of Hollywood's busiest young actors and played many a cowboy who rode with the top western heroes during movies Golden Age. He was child actor Robert “Bobby” Winckler (usually credited as “Winkler”) and you’ve probably seen him dozens of times in a variety of roles. Discovered by Charlie Chaplin’s wife, Mildred Harris, who introduced the youngster to producer Hal Roach, Bobby appeared at the studio with Spanky and Alfalfa in the Our Gang comedies and even made NOTHING BUT TROUBLE with the comedy duo, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy.
Between the ages of six and 18, Winkler was featured in a variety of movies, serials, cartoons, short subjects and radio shows. He made westerns with Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Bob Steele, George Montgomery, the 3 Mesquiteers, Wild Bill Elliott, Johnny Mack Brown, Richard Dix and Tim McCoy. He was in Chapter One of Republic Studios best serials, DAREDEVILS OF THE RED CIRCLE, directed by action specialist William Witney, which follows immediately after the interview with his son, ULTRA-MAN producer, William Winckler.
The youngster made non-western features like the Preston Sturges classic SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS with Joel McCrea, PRIDE OF THE YANKEES with Gary Cooper, BOYS TOWN with Spencer Tracy, BABES IN ARMS with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, AT THE CIRCUS with the Marx Brothers and THIS GUN FOR HIRE starring Alan Ladd. Winkler was an actor on hundreds of old time radio shows and the voice of many cartoon characters, including “Scrappy” in SCRAPPY’S SIDE SHOW.
If you're a fan of Republic westerns, Our Gang comedies and serials, you’ll want to join Rob Word to find out more of Bobby's Hollywood story from his producer son, William Winckler, as dazzles a packed house of film buffs in the Autry Museum's Café for this edition of A WORD ON WESTERNS recorded November 2015.
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