Acting
Betsy Gay
Born — Died
1929-02-02 — 2025-06-13
Place of birth
Waterford, Connecticut, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
13 titles
Betsy Gay (February 2, 1929 — June 13, 2025) was an American actress and yodeler, perhaps best known as Alfalfa's girlfriend Effie in the Our Gang Comedies. Gay appeared in films, television, and radio shows. Her film career mostly consisted of bit-parts during the Golden Age of Hollywood, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) and Mystery Plane (1939). Her final role was in 1943. Throughout her singing career, Gay worked alongside the likes of Dale Evans, Stuart Hamblen, and Tex Williams. She won a yodelling competition in California two years in a row in the mid-1940s. She had several music recordings with labels such as Capitol Records and Decca Rec…
Known for
6.4Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.
At the Circus
1939
6.6Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
8.0The lives of three bachelors is disrupted when one of them is left with a baby.
Bachelor Daddy
1941
6.8An Australian opera singer hires a husband so she can work in the U.S. Moore sings "Minnie the Moocher" in one scene.
When You're in Love
1937
6.3A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
6.2Truant officers mistake 2 midgets for members of the gang.
Arbor Day
1936
Film credits
1940s · 3 titles
8.0The lives of three bachelors is disrupted when one of them is left with a baby.
Bachelor Daddy
1941
7.0After an orphanage burns down, hotel keeper Andy is forced to provide the children with shelter.
How Spry I Am
1942
7.0Musicians help a woman and her friends make some money with a ghost-town hotel.
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
1943
1930s · 10 titles
6.4Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.
At the Circus
1939
6.6Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
6.8An Australian opera singer hires a husband so she can work in the U.S. Moore sings "Minnie the Moocher" in one scene.
When You're in Love
1937
6.3A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
6.2Truant officers mistake 2 midgets for members of the gang.
Arbor Day
1936
6.4Alfalfa gives up being "King of the Crooners" to sing opera, but a nightmare of being under the thumb of an evil producer sends him back to his roots.
Our Gang Follies of 1938
1937
5.3A celebrated Broadway actress and a wealthy widowed businessman are brought together through their shared affection for a young orphan.
The Zero Hour
1939
7.2An American pilot with a top-secret invention is kidnapped by foreign agents.
Mystery Plane
1939
7.7Alfalfa and our gang try to win fifty dollars on a radio contest.
The Pinch Singer
1936
7.2Alfalfa enters a rigged wrestling match against the Masked Marvel, unaware that neighborhood bully Butch has secretly donned the disguise of his opponent.
Came the Brawn
1938