Darla — Men in Fright Character Profile

About Darla

A young patient recovering from a tonsillectomy in the children's ward. The boys visit her with a picnic basket, but she can only eat ice cream. She is eventually discharged just as the boys are admitted for severe indigestion.

Darla — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Darla Hood

Appears in

Men in Fright (1938)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Darla — mother — Darla's Mother (uncredited) (Bess Flowers)
• Darla — Social Friend — Spanky (George McFarland)

  Darla and Spanky share a friendly relationship as the gang visits her post-surgery.

• Darla — Social Friend — Porky (Eugene 'Porky' Lee)

  Darla and Porky are friends within the visiting gang.

• Darla — Social Friend — Buckwheat (Billie Thomas)

  Darla and Buckwheat share a friendly bond as part of the hospital visit.

• Darla — Social Friend — Alfalfa (Carl Switzer)

  Alfalfa visits Darla as part of the gang's friendly outing.

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More characters from Men in Fright

• Porky (Eugene 'Porky' Lee)
• Spanky (George McFarland)
• Alfalfa (Carl Switzer)
• Junior (Gary Jasgur)
• Buckwheat (Billie Thomas)
• Nurse at Front Desk (uncredited) (Margaret Bert)
• Maternity Ward Nurse (uncredited) (Nell Craig)
• Sonny's Mother (uncredited) (Barbara Bedford)
• Sonny the Kid in Hospital (uncredited) (Sonny Bupp)
• Percy (Leonard 'Percy' Landy)
• Elevator Operator (Ray Turner)
• Hospital Orderly (Jack Rice)