Remembering a forgotten movie star—Johnny Downs—He began his movie career at age 10 playing in the Our Gang comedies (also known as the Little Rascals) from 1923 to 1927. He aged out of the comedies and moved into other roles, playing the hero’s younger self in Outlaws of Red River (1927) and Jesse James as a boy in Jesse James (1927). He also did stage work, developing his song and dance skills. Sound was no problem, and he aged into romantic musical-comedy roles, e.g., College Scandal (1935), Pigskin Parade (1936), Blonde Trouble (1937), and Hold That Co-ed (1938). Musicals continued in the 1940s with I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (1940) and Campus Rhythm (1943). In the early 1950s, he did TV in series like Racket Squad and Sky King. After nearly 100 movies, he left LA and went to Coronado, CA, where he had an afternoon TV show for children, The Johnny Downs Show (1953-1968). The show had themes for entertainment and education, as he played a pilot, train engineer, and boat captain, entertaining while adding information for the young audience. He retired after a 45-year show business career.