Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer's Brother, Harold--the Speed Queen Laundromat Baron

[daveamkrayoguy]

--Who unfortunately killed a customer there, over some dispute, then committed suicide in a remote area a few miles away, afterwards... (Probably to be beyond reach of the law, in a lot of forms...)

 

--Who knew????

 

 

-- Dave

http://https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Switzer

 

[a440]

I do remember this story and that a Laundromat was in involved. I did not know it was a "Speed Queen" Franchise.

I feel so sorry for the Children that were actors during this period of time. They had no laws to protect them. Truly sad stories for almost all of them.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

The story confirms that Harold had worked post-show business career, installing & servicing washers & dryers, as in working for Speed Queen, perhaps in a sales/parts/service/repair outlet-capacity, but 'franchise' could also seem to say more of it being that it was a Washerteria, and there's also a story at Internet Movie Data Base that also chronicles this late-actor's legacy after Little Rascals/Our Gang, hence also cited as it being a laundromat, he was owner/operator of:

 

 

-- Dave

Harold Switzer - Biography - IMDb

Harold Switzer. Actor: Beginner's Luck. Harold Switzer was born on 16 January 1925 in Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Beginner's Luck (1935), Fishy Tales (1937) and Reunion in Rhythm (1937). He was married to Beverly Osso. He died on 14 April 1967 in Glendale, California, USA.

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