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Darro's recurring malaria symptoms caused him to increase his alcohol intake for pain management, and this affected his career. As film and TV roles became fewer, Darro opened his own tavern, naming it "Try Later," after the response he most often received when he asked
343:, his parents divorced, and their circus act ended along with their marriage. The growing film industry, however, found a use for a small child who could do his own stunts, and the young Johnson, renamed "Frankie Darro", appeared in his first film at the age of six. 336:; it was a profession that his father attempted to train him in, and he cured Frankie's fear of heights by having him walk on a length of tightrope wire, gradually raising the height of it until his son had mastered the trick. 726:"). He was fired shortly after an early scene because of his having consumed a five-martini lunch prior to the scene being shot; he nearly fell over while attempting to walk while inside the expensive prop. 576:(1949). This was the last film in which he played a lead; thereafter he accepted smaller roles and did stunt work for other actors in various films. Darro's last assignment for Monogram was doubling for 459:
in two of the serials; Carey and Darro had worked together in silent features. Darro might have continued as a serial star, but Levine's Mascot studio was bought out by
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for work. His new occupation proved unwise, however, given his heavy drinking. By the mid-1950s, he had become too risky for producers to hire steadily.
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to play his sidekick. The Frankie Darro series was so successful that Monogram used it as a haven for performers whose own series had been discontinued:
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to star in a series of action melodramas. Darro's flair for comedy gradually increased the laugh content in these films. By 1940, Monogram hired
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Frankie Darro was arguably the best juvenile actor in Hollywood, as reflected by his constant employment in the 1930s. Producer
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while enlisted. Upon his return to civilian life, Monogram welcomed him back and cast the perennially youthful Darro in its
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The Versatiles: A Study of Supporting Character Actors and Actresses in the American Motion Picture, 1930-1955
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of Ambassador Pictures, where he starred in a series of modestly budgeted action features through 1937.
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Darro's name grew in stature, but he himself didn't: he stood only 5'3", limiting his potential as a
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campus comedies. When that series ended, the studio gave Darro four featured roles in its popular
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from 1931 to 1935, with his salary increasing with his popularity: he earned $ 1,000 a week for
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Darro is probably best known to modern audiences for two films in which he isn't even seen:
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creating a vogue for "tough street kids" stories, Darro signed with
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His parents, Frank Johnson, Sr. and his wife Ada, were known as
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The Vanishing Legion: A History of Mascot Pictures 1927-1935
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Darro's last featured appearance in a motion picture was in
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Frankie Darro was born on Saturday, December 22, 1917, in
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Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 174. 1892:(1951, TV Series) as the Little Old Lady 1599:The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 920:(1925) as 'Daddles' Lane, Nora's Brother 515:The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 420:valued him: he starred in six adventure 369:In 1931, Darro was featured in director 2137: 1218:(1929) as Billy Ryan (first sound film) 784: 541:joined Darro and Moreland in 1940, and 455:. Darro was reunited with western star 2311: 2080: 1964:(1954) as Bellboy Captain (uncredited) 1764:(1946, serial) as Creeper (uncredited) 1662:(1940) as Lampwick (voice, uncredited) 1554:(1937) as Morgan's Jockey (uncredited) 1482:(1936) as Spike Salisbury (uncredited) 1474:(1936) as Clifford "Fishtail" O'Reilly 712:(1940, as the voice of Lampwick), and 379:. 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