Sherwood "Spud" Bailey

full name: Sherwood Vilas Bailey, Jr.
professional nickname: Junior
professional nickname (during Our Gang stint): Spud
born Aug. 6, 1923, in Long Beach, CA
died Aug. 6, 1987, in Newport Beach, CA, of cancer

1927

Early this year, Sherwood entered the movie business, initially appearing in the McDougall Alley series, one of the many Our Gang knockoffs of the silent era. As the story goes, Harold Lloyd discovered him and eventually recommended him to Hal Roach, though if so, then these two events were separated by four years. Another version of Sherwood's entry into films comes from The Independent (Long Beach) of Apr. 28, 1953: "He was 'discovered' when he accompanied his mother to a set where they were making one of the old silent 'Ziegfeld Follies' pictures. Sherwood's sister, Billie, then 10, was appearing in that picture. She was an extremely talented tap and toe ballet dancer, but her career ended tragically a year later when she died of double pneumonia."

The Big Pie Raid (undetermined role): May 1, 1927 - Bray - 2 reels - McDougall Alley series; ©May 23, 1927.
Spooks (undetermined role): Sep. 10, 1927 - Bray - 2 reels - McDougall Alley series; ©Sep. 12, 1927.
The Magic Game (undetermined role): Oct. 10, 1927 - Bray - 2 reels - McDougall Alley series; ©Oct. 10, 1927.
Fat And The Canary (role: Tiny Tim's little brother): Nov. 10, 1927 - Bray - 2 reels - McDougall Alley series; ©Nov. 16, 1927.

1928

With his McDougall Alley days behind him, Sherwood began to play small parts in various comedies and feature films.

The Cockeyed Family (supporting role: Gillig's older son): July 11, 1928 - Weiss Bros.-Artclass - 2 reels - Ben Turpin series

1929

On May 22nd of this year, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported on a party the previous week put on by Section B of the Builders Club. It took place at the home of Mrs. Joseph Stein. According to the article, "Junior Bailey, moving picture star and club mascot, gave some entertaining numbers."
Near the end of this year, Sherwood landed the role of Junior Potter in "The Potters" series of short subjects.
On December 28th, the All States Lodge No. 593, F. & A. M., inducted several officers into their ranks at the new Masonic temple in Long Beach. The entertainment program included readings by Junior Bailey.

The Valiant (role: little boy): prem. May 12, 1929 - Fox - 6 reels - Paul Muni & John Mack Brown feature; ©May 14, 1929. Released May 19, 1929.
They Had To See Paris (role: little boy): Sep. 18, 1929 - Fox - 95 min. - Will Rogers feature; ©Sep. 11, 1929. Also released in a silent version.
Sunny Side Up (role: little boy): prem. Oct. 3, 1929 - Fox - 13 reels - Janet Gaynor & Charles Farrell feature; ©Oct. 8, 1929 as Sunnyside Up. One sequence shot in Multicolor.
The Virginian (role: little boy): Nov. 9, 1929 - Paramount - 9 reels - Gary Cooper & Walter Huston feature; ©Nov. 8, 1929. Also released as a silent version.

At some point in the early years, Sherwood was a student of Mrs. Irvin B. House, who founded the Club Bellas Artes in Long Beach. As The Long Beach Sun said on Dec. 12, 1931: "The object of the club is to foster the little theater movement among the college students and younger set."

1930

In the first half of 1930, three additional two-reelers in The Potters series were made. No. 4, which was Pa Gets A Vacation (©May 15, 1930), No. 6, which was Out For Game (©June 30, 1930), and no. 7, which was His Big Ambition (©June 30, 1930), may possibly have included Junior Bailey as well.
On August 26th, the Bellas Artes club put on a program at the Y.W.C.A. in Long Beach. According to The Long Beach Sun, Junior Bailey gave a reading, but was the only entertainer that wasn't a member of the organization. Perhaps he was no longer a student.
On December 14th, Sherwood's father died.

Getting A Raise (supporting role: youngest Potter son): Feb. 17, 1930 - Vitaphone/Warner Bros. - 2 reels - The Potters series; Credited as Junior Bailey. Filmed around Nov. 1929. ©Feb. 17, 1930. No. 1 in the series.
At Home (supporting role: youngest Potter son): ©Mar. 15, 1930 - Vitaphone/Warner Bros. - 2 reels - The Potters series; No. 2 in the series. This credit is according to a contemporary newspaper article. IMDb doesn't list this film. Working title: Good Manners.
Done In Oil (supporting role: youngest Potter son): ©Mar. 15, 1930 - Vitaphone/Warner Bros. - 2 reels - The Potters series; No. 3 in the series. This credit is according to a contemporary newspaper article. IMDb doesn't list this film.
Big Money (supporting role: youngest Potter son): prem. Apr. 30, 1930 - Vitaphone/Warner Bros. - 2 reels - The Potters series; Credited as Junior Bailey. Released May 15, 1930. ©June 30, 1930. No. 5 in the series.
Night Work (bit part: orphan): Aug. 3, 1930 - Pathé - 9 reels - Eddie Quillan feature; ©June 6, 1930.
Rolling Along (role: bus passenger): Oct. 1, 1930 - Universal - 2 reels - Charlie Murray & George Sidney series; ©Sep. 25, 1930.
The Big Trail (extra: one of the boys asking Coleman about Indians): prem. Oct. 2, 1930 - Fox - 125 min. - feature; ©Sep. 30, 1930. Released Nov. 1, 1930. Starring John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill and El Brendel.
Traffic Tangle (small part: cop's younger son): Nov. 2, 1930 - Derr/Pathé - 2 reels - Follies Comedies with Nat Carr; ©Aug. 10, 1930.

1931

On January 3rd of this year, the fifth division of Club Bellas Artes was formed in a meeting that was attended by Junior Bailey. Oddly, he was also chosen to be the treasurer of the division, which may indicate that there were two Junior Baileys involved with the organization.
On May 25th, Sherwood worked for the first time with the Our Gang unit, initially as a day player.
On June 18th, Sherwood was signed to a longterm contract, which covered a five-year period from June 22, 1931, to June 21, 1936.
One June 25th, the Los Angeles Evening Express reported this: "At least one little boy in Hollywood believes in Santa Claus. His name is Sherwood Bailey. His Santa may resemble Hal Roach, but anyhow he has a brand new contract and will be seen as a member of "Our Gang"...He is just 8 years old, has loads of freckles and nice red hair - from now on he'll be "Spud" to you!"
On June 26th, Sherwood's contract was approved by Superior Judge Marshall F. McComb.
Here's what the August 8th Akron Beacon Journal had to say: "Sherwood, with an abundance of freckles and red hair, is hailed as one of Roach's prize juvenile finds. He will be a member of 'Our Gang' comedies and will be known on the screen as Spud and is to essay the role of a 'tough guy'."

I Take This Woman (undetermined role): June 27, 1931 - Paramount - 8 reels - Gary Cooper & Carole Lombard feature; ©June 26, 1931.
Bad Girl (bit part: one of the neighborhood kids): prem. Aug. 14, 1931 - Borzage/Fox - 9 reels - Sally Eilers & James Dunn feature; ©July 18, 1931. Released Sep. 13, 1931.
108. Big Ears (small part): Aug. 29, 1931 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-1 - Our Gang series; Filmed May 25 to June 5, 1931. ©Aug. 17, 1931. Also released with Spanish subtitles as Orejas de burro.
109. Shiver My Timbers (supporting role): Oct. 10, 1931 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-2 - Our Gang series; Filmed June 29 to July 9, 1931. ©Oct. 1, 1931. Also released with Spanish subtitles as Piratas infantiles.
110. Dogs Is Dogs (featured role: Sherwood aka Spud): Nov. 21, 1931 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-3 - Our Gang series; Filmed Aug. 12 to 28, 1931. ©Oct. 27, 1931.

1932

On May 28th of this year, Sherwood did his final day of work with the Our Gang series.
In the middle part of the year, Sherwood was slated to work in a Charley Chase comedy called "The Iron Man," which was a working title for "Young Ironsides." If so, then another boy wound up with the part. Shooting took place in June, after Sherwood was let go.
During August, Our Gang had an endorsement deal with J.C. Penney's Back To School promotion. Newspapers carried information about each Our Gang kid, with this to say about Sherwood: "Spud (Sherwood) Bailey, 9 years old, born in Long Beach, California, is an 'All American' boy with red hair and an abundance of freckles. His first acting was done in a neighbor's barn, but he finally persuaded his mother to take him to a studio. Boxing is his favorite sport and he is known as a pretty fair scrapper. He openly admits a 'crush' on a little girl. He is a good student in the third grade of the 'Our Gang' school."

111. Readin' And Writin' (supporting role: Sherwood): Jan. 2, 1932 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-4 - Our Gang series; Also listed for Feb. 2, 1932. Filmed Sep. 30 to Oct. 10, 1931. ©Dec. 17, 1931.
Hell's House (role: boy at trial): prem. Feb. 10, 1932 - Zeidman/Capitol - 8 reels - Bette Davis & Pat O'Brien feature; ©Feb. 10, 1932.
112. Free Eats (small part): Feb. 13, 1932 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-5 - Our Gang series; Also listed for Feb. 18, 1932. Filmed Nov. 6 to 19, 1931. ©Feb. 11, 1932.
Love Pains (undetermined role): Feb. 13, 1932 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. S-4 - All Star series with The Boy Friends; Filmed Sep. 23 to Oct. 1, 1931. ©Mar. 1, 1932.
113. Spanky (supporting role): Mar. 26, 1932 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-6 - Our Gang series; Filmed Dec. 14 to 22, 1931. ©Mar. 29, 1932.
114. Choo-Choo! (supporting role: Spud): May 7, 1932 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-7 - Our Gang series; Filmed Jan. 25 to Feb. 4, 1932. ©May 2, 1932.
115. The Pooch (supporting role): June 11, 1932 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-8 - Our Gang series; Also listed for June 4, 1932. Filmed Mar. 9 to 17, 1932. ©June 13, 1932.
116. Hook And Ladder (supporting role: Spud): Aug. 27, 1932 - Roach/MGM - 2 reels - prod. G-9 - Our Gang series; Filmed May 18 to 28, 1932. ©Sep. 14, 1932.
The Big Stampede (supporting role: Pat Malloy): prem. Sep. 29, 1932 - Four Star/Vitaphone - 6 reels - John Wayne feature; ©Sep. 28, 1932. Released Oct. 8, 1932.

1933

The Oroville Mercury Register from May 20th of this year reported a surprise picnic held in honor of W. A. Finney by his extended family. One of these was Sherwood Bailey, who played several numbers on the accordion.
On September 23rd, Sherwood played accordion as part of The Long Beach Baby Orchestra at Bixby Park in Long Beach.
On October 15th, Sherwood played accordion with some Long Beach musicians who performed aboard the U.S.S. Chester as part of church services.

The Mysterious Rider (supporting role: Matt Arnold, Jr. aka Sheriff): Jan. 20, 1933 - Paramount - 57 min. - Kent Taylor feature; ©Jan. 19, 1933.
Hard To Handle (role: boy on pier): Jan. 28, 1933 - Warner Bros. - 9 reels - James Cagney feature; ©Feb. 3, 1933.

1934

On February 1st of this year, Sherwood performed some musical numbers at the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church in Long Beach.

Beloved (role: Tom as a boy): Jan. 22, 1934 - Universal - 9 reels - John Boles & Gloria Stuart feature; ©Jan. 12, 1934.
The Loudspeaker (role: Ignatz): June 1, 1934 - Lackey/Monogram - 8 reels - feature; Starring Ray Walker, Jacqueline Wells and Charley Grapewin. ©June 8, 1934.
The Life Of Vergie Winters (role: Sadie and Herbert's boy): prem. June 14, 1934 - RKO - 9 reels - Ann Harding & John Boles feature; ©June 15, 1934. Released June 22, 1934.

1936

On January 18th of this year, The Long Beach Sun reported that Sherwood sold copies of the Sun on the corner of Third Street and Pine Avenue when he wasn't otherwise busy with his film work. The Independent of April 28, 1953, stated that he was also selling magazines during this year.
On January 22nd, Irene Cavanaugh of the Illustrated Daily News of Los Angeles shared the following: "I was eating with Sherwood Bailey, a little youngster who is in the 'Too Many Parents' cast, when the director, Robert McGowan, walked up and spoke to Sherwood. 'Well, Sherwood,' he said, 'are you going to grow up and be a great actor?' 'Oh, I would much rather be a director, sir,' the little chap replied."
On April 30th, The Mountain Eagle of Jasper, AL, reported the following: "It's an ill wind that doesn't blow some good, Sherwood Bailey, young screen actor, discovered shortly after he fell and spoiled his nose temporarily. When Sherwood landed a role in the cast of 'Too Many Parents'....his mother sent him to the movies to 'keep him out of mischief.' Sherwood came home with a sad looking nose. His despondent mother took him to the studio, but Director McGowan took one look at the boy's face and let out a shout of joy. 'That's what I've been looking for,' he cried. And immediately he prepared to shoot scenes in which Sherwood gets a battered face as a result of a fist fight."
On August 17th, the Screen Boys' Club met at the home of W.S. Van Dyke to elect its officials, with Sherwood in attendance.
Around this time, Sherwood was going to Franklin Junior High School in Long Beach.

Paddy O'Day (role: street boy): Jan. 17, 1936 - 20th Century-Fox - 8 reels - Jane Withers feature; ©Jan. 17, 1936.
Too Many Parents (supporting role: Clarence Talbot, Jr.): Mar. 20, 1936 - Paramount - 8 reels - feature; ©Mar. 20, 1936. Also starring Frances Farmer, Lester Matthews, Henry Travers, Porter Hall, George Ernest, Douglas Scott, Buster Phelps and Billy Lee. This film reunited Sherwood with Our Gang director Bob McGowan. A press release related how Sherwood acquired a black eye directly again getting this part. It didn't matter, though, since the script called for him to get into a fight.
A Son Comes Home (role: Jerry): July 31, 1936 - Paramount - 8 reels - Mary Boland feature; ©July 31, 1936.
The Devil Is A Sissy (role:"Bugs"): Sep. 18, 1936 - MGM - 9 reels - feature; ©Sep. 19, 1936.
The Plainsman (role: townsman): Nov. 16, 1936 - Paramount - 12 reels - Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur feature; ©Jan. 1, 1937.

1937

On June 20th, the Los Angeles Times reported that Freddie Bartholomew had recently thrown a party for Tommy Kelly at the MGM studio's executive bungalow. Sherwood was among the hundred or so movie kids that attended.
On November 23rd, The Hammond Times (IN) reported the following: "Sherwood Bailey, twelve-year-old who plays Fred Stone's son in 'Quick Money,' had a 'swell' time while the film was in production - not like work at all. His part required him to make chemical experiments and the studio supplied him with a boy's toy laboratory, which was the envy of all his friends. During the picture, young Bailey turns water into ink and milk at a dinner party, creates a piece of pastry that turns into a snake, and performs other feats of magic as part of the plot. What a laboratory!"

Quality Street (role: William Smith): Mar. 26, 1937 - RKO - 9 reels - Katharine Hepburn & Franchot Tone feature; Filmed around Oct. 1936. ©Mar. 26, 1937.
Girl Loves Boy (supporting role: Tim McCarthy): Mar. 27, 1937 - Ziedman/Grand National - 8 reels - Eric Linden & Cecilia Parker feature; Filmed around Jan. 1937. ©Mar. 31, 1937. Working title: Two Shall Meet.
Shall We Dance (role: newsboy): prem. Apr. 29, 1937 - RKO - 12 reels - Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers feature; ©May 7, 1937. Released May 7, 1937.
Jungle Menace chapter 2: Deadly Enemies: late 1937 - Adventure Serials/Columbia - 2 reels - Frank Buck serial; ©Aug. 16, 1937. IMDb lists the release date for this serial as Sep. 1st, while Wikipedia lists it as Oct. 26. Of the 15 chapters, Sherwood appeared in six, which would have been released subsequent to the initial release date.
Jungle Menace chapter 3: Flames Of Hate: late 1937 - Adventure Serials/Columbia - 2 reels - Frank Buck serial; ©Aug. 16, 1937.
Jungle Menace chapter 6: Shanghaied: late 1937 - Adventure Serials/Columbia - 2 reels - Frank Buck serial; ©Sep. 7, 1937.
Jungle Menace chapter 8: The Frame-Up: late 1937 - Adventure Serials/Columbia - 2 reels - Frank Buck serial; ©Sep. 18, 1937.
Jungle Menace chapter 9: The Cave Of Mystery: late 1937 - Adventure Serials/Columbia - 2 reels - Frank Buck serial; ©Oct. 4, 1937.
Jungle Menace chapter 10: Flirting With Death: late 1937 - Adventure Serials/Columbia - 2 reels - Frank Buck serial; ©Oct. 4, 1937.
Quick Money (supporting role: Freddie Tompkins): Dec. 10, 1937 - RKO - 6 reels - Fred Stone feature; ©Dec. 10, 1937. Also starring Gordon Jones, Dorothy Moore and Berton Churchill.

1938

Reformatory (role: inmate): June 20, 1938 - Darmour/Columbia - 6 reels - Jack Holt feature; Also starring Bobby Jordan. ©June 21, 1938.

1939

King Of The Underworld (role: boy): prem. Jan. 7, 1939 - Warner Bros. - 8 reels - Humphrey Bogart feature; ©Jan. 6, 1939. Released Jan. 14, 1939. Also starring Kay Francis.
Confessions Of A Nazi Spy (role: newsboy at end): prem. Apr. 27, 1939 - Warner Bros. - 11 reels - Edward G. Robinson feature; ©May 6, 1939. Released May 6, 1939.
Call A Messenger (role: Sweeney): Nov. 3, 1939 - Universal - 7 reels - Dead End Kids & Little Tough Guys feature; ©Sep. 28, 1939.

1940

During this year, Sherwood retired from film acting.

Young Tom Edison (role: Red, Joe's friend): prem. Feb. 10, 1940 - MGM - 9 reels - Mickey Rooney feature; Released Mar. 15, 1940. ©Apr. 1, 1940.

1941

During this year, Sherwood graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. He went on to study engineering at UCLA, but didn't graduate. He then joined the Coast Guard.

1943

When he was 19, Sherwood married Ruth Berger. After being discharged from the Coast Guard, he earned his state civil engineering license and worked in this field in Huntington Beach, where Ruth was mayor for two terms. While in college, the two of them appeared in a few college plays together, but aside from that, Sherwood was out of the acting profession. At one point, he ran his own engineering firm in Huntington Beach and taught part-time at Coastline Community College in Costa Mesa.

1944

On August 8th of this year, the Long Beach Sun reported that Sherwood had been appointed as an officer of Samuel Thomas Post 326 of the American Legion. It also mentioned that Sherwood had served in World War II.

1945

On January 28th of this year, the Press-Telegram and Long Beach Sun reported the following: "Because he remonstrated with a Maritime Commission uniformed guard, who was directing traffic in front of gate three on Dock St., Terminal Island, yesterday, Sherwood V. Bailey, 21, of 844 Ohio Ave., has two chipped teeth he reported to police. Bailey said he saw the guard hit an elderly man who became confused and who drove out of line. He said that the guard knocked the elderly man down and that when he left his car and protested he was struck by the guard. He gave police the badge number of the guard."
On July 22nd, The Independent of Long Beach reported that Sherwood had taken office the previous week as first vice commander of Samuel Thomas Post 326 of the American Legion.

1946

Jungle Terror (archival): June 1946 - Adventure Serials/Favorite - 70 min. - Frank Buck feature; A re-editing of the "Jungle Menace" serial.

1953

On April 28th of this year, The Independent of Long Beach ran an article on Sherwood, who was 29 years old and still living in Long Beach. He was currently working as a draftsman for a structural engineer named J. Herbert Davies. He and Ruth had three daughters by this time, and both of them were serving on the board of directors for the Camp Fire Girls. He was also the chairman of their camp committee during this year.

1954

On January 23rd of this year, the Press-Telegram of Long Beach reported that the Long Beach Outboard Boating Club installed Sherwood as commodore the previous night at an installation dinner in Woodlawn clubhouse. The issue from six days later seems to indicate that this took effect on January 29th. Considering it was in Long Beach, it seems likely that this was our Sherwood.
On March 14th, the Independent-Press-Telegram reported that the second annual Long Beach-to-Avalon cross channel race was set for May 22nd, and that a Huck Finn fishing derby for kids would be sponsored by the club from June to September.
On June 20th, the Los Angeles Times reported that the LBOBC would be sponsoring a group cruise of outboards to Catalina Island on July 17th and 18th, and that the Huck Finn Fishing Derby would continue until September 1st.

1957

On May 16th of this year, the Independent-Press-Telegram of Long Beach revealed that Sherwood was currently a vice president of the Will Rogers Junior High School PTA.

1959

Take A Good Look episode (appearance): Oct. 22, 1959 - Mansfield-Arnell/ABC - 30 min. - TV episode; Hosted by Ernie Kovacs. Sherwood appeared along with Jean Darling, Jack Davis, Jay R. Smith, Johnny Downs and Farina Hoskins.

1969

On August 24th of this year, the Independent, Press-Telegram and Evening News of Long Beach reported that Sherwood had recently become special projects manager for Tri-Cor, Inc., a company that contructed and sold metal buildings. He was still working for Tri-Cor the following year.

1976

On April 11th of this year, the Independent, Press-Telegram of Long Beach listed Sherwood among the committee members organizing the Poly High Class of 1941 reunion, to take place aboard the Queen Mary on May 22nd.

1978

Rascal Dazzle (archival): 1978 - King World/Picture Scores - 93 min. - documentary feature; ©1978. Seems to have debuted on TV, followed by a theatrical release in late 1979. Includes footage from "Choo-Choo!"

1984

Our Gang: Inside The Clubhouse (archival): May 8, 1984 - Lang/Camellia City Telecasters - 93 mins. - TV documentary; Includes footage from "Free Eats."

1986

In October of this year, Sherwood was among the 21 candidates running for the Huntington Beach City Council, which had four seats available, one of which had been vacated by Ruth, who had been a councilmember since 1978. He wound up losing the election, which took place on November 4th. He received 5,516 votes, which was only about a third of what he would have needed to win.

1994

The Our Gang Story (archival): 1994 - Film Shows/GoodTimes - 120 min. - video documentary; Includes footage from "Hook And Ladder."

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (appearance): Feb. 5, 2002 - Jones/TCM - 89 min. - TV documentary; Includes footage from "The Pooch."

Sherwood Bailey's payroll history

The following is a list of Sherwood's history at the Roach studio, with the amounts he was making from week to week. The dates given are Saturdays, the last day of each week at the studio. The only exceptions would be Saturdays that were also holidays, in which case the Friday date is used for those weeks.

May 30, 1931 - 37.50 charged to prod. G1 (Big Ears)
Initially a day player, Sherwood made $7.50 checks on May 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th.
June 6, 1931 - 7.50 charged to prod. G1
Sherwood made $7.50 on June 1st.

After this, Sherwood returned three weeks later as a longterm player.

June 27, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G2 (Shiver My Timbers)
July 4, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G2
July 11, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G2
July 18, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G2
July 25, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G2
Aug. 1, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G3 (Dogs Is Dogs)
Aug. 8, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G3
Aug. 15, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G3
Aug. 22, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G3
Aug. 29, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G3
Sep. 5, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G3
Sep. 12, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G4 (Readin' And Writin')
Sep. 19, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G4
Sep. 26, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G4
Oct. 3, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G4
Oct. 10, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G4
Oct. 17, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. S4 (Love Pains)
Oct. 24, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G5 (Free Eats)
Oct. 31, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G5
Nov. 7, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G5
Nov. 14, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G5
Nov. 21, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G5
Nov. 28, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G5
Dec. 5, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G6 (Spanky)
Dec. 12, 1931 - 25.00 charged to prod. G6
Dec. 19, 1931 - 75.00 charged to prod. G6
Dec. 26, 1931 - 95.83 charged to prod. G6
An odd amount, and one that I can't easily figure out. Perhaps Sherwood was owed back pay.
Jan. 2, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G6
Jan. 9, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G6
Jan. 16, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G7 (Choo-Choo!)
Jan. 23, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G7
Jan. 30, 1932 - 62.50 charged to prod. G7
Feb. 6, 1932 - 62.50 charged to prod. G7
Feb. 13, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G7
Feb. 20, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G7
Feb. 27, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G8 (The Pooch)
Mar. 5, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G8
Mar. 12, 1932 - 62.50 charged to prod. G8
Mar. 19, 1932 - 62.50 charged to prod. G8
Mar. 26, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G8
Apr. 2, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G8
Apr. 9, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G8
Apr. 16, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G9 (Hook And Ladder)
Apr. 23, 1932 - 25.00 charged to prod. G9
Apr. 30, 1932 - 62.50 charged to prod. G9
May 7, 1932 - 62.50 charged to prod. G9
May 14, 1932 - 62.50 charged to prod. G9
May 21, 1932 - 62.50 charged to prod. G9
May 28, 1932 - 72.09 charged to prod. G9
During this week, the Our Gang unit worked seven days (presumably to make up for taking off Decoration Day the following week). At the end of the week, Sherwood was given a salary check in the amount of $52.09, which covered Sunday through Thursday. After this, his contract apparently expired and he became a day player, being given $10 checks on both May 27th and 28th. One of the typical stipulations in the kids' longterm contracts was that, given the circumstance that their contract expired in the middle of a production, that they'd have to continue with the unit until the film was finished. This would explain the two extra days, if his contract ended on May 26th. The puzzling thing in this case is that Sherwood hadn't reached the end of his first year, which would typically be the time when Roach would consider taking the option to either renew or terminate. In any event, Sherwood was retired from the Gang after May 28th.

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