Bobby Driscoll, Claude Akins, Peter Votrian--Laughter is a Boy, 1954 TV
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Bobby Driscoll, Peter Votrian and Claude Akins star in "Laughter is a Boy," 1954 medical drama about a boy who is bullied because of a speech defect. Hosted by Richard Boone.
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My gosh Bobby was handsome. I wish he was still here. 😓💔
Charlotte I once had a crush on him.
🥺🥺🥺🥺🤧😭 me too
He’d be a grandpops by now from his children’s children
Hollywood gave him a bad Rap like they do to alot of child actors...he was an excellent actor and made alot of films in his young life.
@Sofia Aprano I hope his children forgave him
I could watch Bobby Driscoll in anything at all, all day long. A true, rare talent, and in my opinion, never got the parts he should have gotten.
M. M. Yeeeesss
So sad to read how he died...
M. M.
Agreed ❗️
Bobby Driscoll was an outstanding actor.
I have everything I can get, except this episode, the 2 Disney movies that will never be released (politically incorrect). And the movie: When I Grow Up. An excellent movie.
Nicholas, agreed
@@nbognar I know so sad he died completely alone sad life wasted
I don't know why Bobby had trouble getting good parts at this time. He was as cute, talented and appealing as any of the teen boys in movies at the time, and he was an Oscar winner to boot.
He was blackballed and he got into hard drugs
@@monilaninetynine3811
Not quite the full story.
He got Acne, and after years of being touted as one of the greatest child actors, by Walt Disney personally, he was canned. Disney didn’t even bother to tell him.
In a statement, later, Disney said that he was good for nothing but riffraff and gangsters.
Yeah, he had trouble trying to adjust after that.
@@jeffking4176 I read it was Walt Disney Studios not Walt Disney himself. The studios were owned by Howard Hughes and it was Hughes who fired him.
A man who's story signifies everything wrong with the excesses of the entertainment industry.
@@ohio He could have easily kept making money for the studio, he was amazing at what he did. They just decided to dump him over acne, something that he couldn't control.
Walt Disney also molested him as a child- that is definitely not considered normal nor okay.
And he never got paid for all of the Peter Pan success and merchandise that he was the model/voice for. No residuals, no anything. 😔
@@TheEarthRealm Walt had his way with him?! 🫢
@@nostalgik._ Yep. Bobby even drafted a tell-all book to expose him, but Walt's connections within the industry prevented anyone from daring to have it published.
Sadly, Bobby _died suddenly_ shortly afterwards. 😢
@@TheEarthRealmBecause Andy Warhol didn't give the letter to Truman Capote to whom it was addressed.
No conspiracy, sorry.
He was such a good looking and talented lad, so sad the way things turned out for him 😔💔 R.I.P Bobby xxxx
R.I.P. Bobby Driscoll at least he’s alive in movies
R.I.P. Bobby, you deserved so much better!
Condolences to friends and family ... Rest in peace and Heaven , eternal glory and Thank You for everything Legend ... God bless ... Amin ...
Amen
There is an AWESOME Documentary on Bobby Driscoll, just came out on RUclips. They did a fantastic job, with lots of interviews with people who knew him.
“ LOST BOY - The Bobby Driscoll Story “‼️‼️
That’s the title? It’s ironic when you think of it
It’s a shame Driscoll never really did interviews.
@@nostalgik._
“LOST BOY - The Bobby Driscoll Story “.
Extremely well done, and on almost no budget. [ it took them a few years to put it together].
Interviews with people who knew him, included.
“LOST BOY, the BOBBY DRISCOLL STORY “.
📻🙂
This is a great episode of Medic and it’s great to see Bobby Driscoll. Did anyone else notice when he fights with his brother he’s wearing a t-shirt then when he goes to answer the phone he’s wearing a long sleeved button up shirt. Then when he goes back to the room he’s just wearing a t-shirt again lol
David Ruiz
Oops. Continuity screw-up.😁.
It makes me think of the scene in Pretty Woman where Julia Roberts is sitting at the table eating a pancake, next time it's a croissant, next time another pastry
He was my age & I am so sorry about what happened to him. He was a good actor & my guess is that his parents didn't do right by him. Nor did Walt Disney.
Does anyone else think Bobby Driscoll reminds you so much of River Phoenix or Josh Brolin?
@@WizardOfHumor1989 and excellent portrayal of the Joker
Prior to this, I'd only seen Bobby in 'The Window', but I knew about his life and sad ending. Seeing him here a bit older, he reminded me of Pete Duel.
Duel's life had a similar early end to it, and both he and Bobby died aged 31. Check the black and white image of Pete, half way down in this link to follow. I think they looked very alike. I agree with his likeness to River Phoenix as well. Very odd how these 3 men each died so young.
It won't allow me to post the link, so just search for "Remembering Pete Duel" and it comes up.
@@hauntboy They all used drugs.
Such a sad ending to his life
😢😢😢
Bobby Driscoll ❗️
I’ve seen the kid in a few other things too. He’s a pretty fair actor, too.
Update::
3 Bobby Driscoll movies are now available on DVD ‼️
SONG OF THE SOUTH /
So Dear To My Heart /
(Both Disney movies)
When I Grow Up.
( considered one of his best acting - movies [by many]).
I have all 3, now. And well worth it.
📻🙂
I don’t blame you for having all three. Bobby Driscoll was so good! And his life story is so bad!
Those are all great films 👍
How did you ever get SOTS? Is it a bootleg? How’s the quality? Any extras?
Beautiful theme song written by Victor Young titled "Blue Star." Young wrote many great songs and film scores, his last work was Around the World in 80 Days. The title song became a standard.
This was Richard Boone before he starred as Paladin in the well-received Have Gun Will Travel.
Bobby Driscoll had starred in Disney's Song of the South. He received a special Juvenile Oscar for his work in two 1949 films: So Dear to My Heart and The Window which was about a boy that lied and when he really witnessed a murder, no one believed him -- except the killer. He did other work for Disney. He was Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island which was filmed in England, Disney's first fully live action movie. He was the model for Disney's Peter Pan and provided the voice in the film. He died just after his 31st birthday forgotten, alone and unrecognized after a life riddled with alcohol and drugs. Found dead in an abandoned building he was buried in a pauper's unmarked grave. He wasn't identified until long after. A tragic life gone wrong after Hollywood discarded him when he wasn't young and cute anymore.
I recognised it from a Shadows LP I had about 60 years ago.
Here it is.
ruclips.net/video/MFdeFfJzjPY/видео.html
This was before the full reality of Driscoll's fading career had sunk in. Walt Disney was a complete prick for telling the world how much he loved Driscoll as his own son, then cut him loose without so much as a thank you, goodbye or even warning. Even while his last blockbuster movie was being promoted worldwide, Disney actually told Disney executives he had no further plans to use the kid, due to his acne. While Driscoll was actively promoting the movie at foreign premieres! No softening of the blow, no suggestion about developing other skills. Very cold-blooded, cut-throad and reptilian on Disney's part, certainly a stark contrast to Tom Hanks portrayal. Important to remember, however, that by his mother's and his own admission, Bobby didn't help his chances at a comeback, developing a cocky attitude and not accepting the help of those who reached out to him. By the early 1960's, his hotheaded and reckless personality had Driscoll getting into fights, passing bad checks, using heroin, etc. No one owed Driscoll a job, much less a career, before, during or after his Disney heyday, the responsibility for making a living was on him like everyone else. But the bad luck of having so much, so soon as a child actor certainly made things painful.
More and more, Mr. Disney reminds me of the character Curtis from the play Dreamgirls. When confronted for his heinous actions, the character states he had a dream to create something new and special. But his wife remarks that in his efforts to pursue his dreams, he trampled over the dreams of others.
Anything Disney turns my stomach. RIP BOBBY 🙏
Bobby was purposely manipulated and used up by the Disney Corporation. When your mind is manipulated so early in life and you have no foundation, you will get into trouble. We've seen it happen so often. Turning a mere child into a "star," pretending to care about him, then unceremoniously dumping him is going to destroy his spirit. Bobby didn't stand a chance because he didn't have the skills to make sound decisions and no support towards developing such skills.
Bless you Bobby.
Amen
What a shame, such a beautiful and adorable man.
I love this show it's interesting to see Richard Boone and Claude Akins playing good guys they played them before but they played a lot of heavies the little boy is a superb actor I looked him up and he's in his seventies now and Bobby Driscoll superb
Robert Hetrick
I agree totally ❗️
Good acting from both boys.
the dad @ 3:30 just standing there.. i grew up with my grandmother and she'd have kicked my @$$ into next year if she'd ever caught me bullying anyone with a disability..
Came here for Bobby Driscoll. Am shocked how educational medical shows were like back in the day, this was actually really interesting and educational at the same time.
I wish medical shows were like this now, all they care about is the drama now though. No education involved
I remember one of the first reasons I began to hate Neil Patrick Harris was that commercial where he said TV doctors don't know a lot about medicine but know a lot about drama. Why are you priding yourself on that? It's making the medical shows purely drama that ruined them.
Poor Bobby! God give hm eternal rest!
Thanks for posting this‼️
He was a funny little guy in the "Fighting Sullivan's" 1946
so sad many many young actors ,fall from grace. BOBBY YOU WERE A GOOD MAN ,no more earthly pain,so sorry things went wrong in your young life.peace to you BROTHER.😇
He was literally Peter Pan
really sad 😔 and young fine man
the only reason i watched this was because i wanted to hear the voice actor of peter pan’s voice lmao
R.i.p Bobby Driscoll (a.k.a Peter Pan) 1937 -1968
Kevaun Mitchell yeah. Nowadays almost absolutely nobody knows about how messed up, depressing and kinda sick his life story is. My family knows his story but honestly, I’m the only one in my family who cares. My parents treat his work like shit except Peter Pan
@@brersam9473 he has more movies than Peter pan like song of the south which Disney doesn't want to release on DVD treasure island, the window which I'm looking for on dvd.
Kevaun Mitchell I actually have song of the South on dvd and I love it. My dad loves it too but only for the Brer Rabbit parts. I’ve seen Bobby Driscoll in that, Peter Pan, the Happy Time, the Party Crashers (But only bits and pieces of it) Medic and Melody Time
@@brersam9473 oh so they Did release song of the south on DVD and they was saying that the movie was racist back in the day and I didn't see anything racist but I think they was talking about the cartoon but they did had the maid from gone with the wind I forgot her nanny but she is buried in Hollywood forever but at first they didn't won't her there because it was the 1950s years later in 1999 they granted her wish and reburied her but on Bobby Driscoll something had happened to him and it's still a mystery like they said that they found him under the subway and buried him in a unmarked grave when the parents didn't know that their only child was dead and they only put Bobby Driscoll on his dad's grave in I think California and he still buried in an unmarked grave in New York.
@@brersam9473 oh I see it now it's on e craters
😔I feel really bad for him that his life went so miserable after the fact that he was being thrown out of Disney due to acne and puberty. He was a legend at being the very first Peter Pan. 😠Shame on you, Disney!
RIP BOBBY 🙏
I didn't realize Claude Aikens was gone for this long either.
He was lucky to have been cast as Peter Pan as his voice had already changed.
Pete...r Pan
Bobby Driscoll have something away of Tom Holland. I think he's the Tom Holland of the 50s 😎
It's a shame how a handed up he was a very handsome man
Is Peter Votrian still alive ?
BK007
Yes. He is 76 .
He was quite an actor.
And was very busy, racking up some 70 performances mostly as TV guest rolls, but also several movies as well.
He was 12 in this 1954 episode of Medic
He kinda looks like buzz from home alone
Only better looking.
Bad writing, pretty good acting.
The teacher was terrible, though.