Six individual schools present six special presentations of our gang. The complete collection spans the years of 19291938. Darla hood, georgie jean larue, and carl alfalfa switzer in our. Subsequently the series from 1938 and 1944 was produced by mgm pictures the series was syndicated to television as the little rascals starting from 1955. Oct 09, 2016 the gang is putting on another big show in spankys cellar, complete with an orchestra led by buckwheat billie thomas, and performances by darla darla hood and many of the other neighborhood kids.
Im ecstatic to report that this collection is superior in every way imaginable. I was a huge fan of the our gang comedies when i was a kid. My goal for this channel, is to help expose and share a growing wealth of free vintage movie works through y. Moreover, as in many of their shorts, these youngsters relied on the stretch of their imagination to put on the show. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Our gang follies of 1938 is a delightful changeofpace film, perhaps the best of the minimusicals, and with its huge cast, full orchestra score, elegant costuming, and richly dressed sets certainly the most elaborate. Carl alfalfa switzer in our gang follies of 1938 1937. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as.
The little rascals varieties may 5, 1959, a featurelength compilation featuring clips from our gang follies of 1936, the pinch singer, reunion in rhythm, and our gang follies of 1938. We ran home from school to watch the our gang kids and admired their great adventures. Antonis, the film you have mentioned and the picture as well seems to be one our gangs. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. My goal for this channel, is to help expose and share a growing wealth of free vintage movie works through youtube. Our gang the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. An employee from the hal roach studio spotted georgie, and soon had her hired for a role in reunion in rhythm.
Get tickets to awardnominated movies in theaters, like 1917 and little women, and find out which movies are available to. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Our gang follies of 1938 is a 1937 american musical short subject, the 161st short subject entry in hal roachs our. Oh boy, i forgot to make mention that this film will not show on amc as it is one of the later our gang films and so, the only station that plays it is tnt in the early morning sometimes. Our gang follies of 1938 the little rascals sepia edition. From the accompanying booklet our gang is widely regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of american shortform cinema. From the films the voice of bugle ann and top of the town.
Briefly digressing from our gangs new onereel format, the series december 18, 1937 release, our gang follies of 1938, was expanded to two. This is the second collection of our gang that i have purchased, the first being the little rascals collected edition. And one of my great memories is to meet spanky mcfarland many years later when he was hosting a kids tv program in tulsa ok. Of course, the bestknown title, the little rascals, came decades later when the series was shown on television. Shop great deals on millions of quality used products browse now. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our gang follies of 1938 near you. At the opera house, alfalfa is so full of himself that he doesnt realize he has been. The gang is putting on another big show in spankys cellar, complete with an orchestra led by buckwheat billie thomas, and performances by darla darla hood and many of the other neighborhood kids. Directed by gordon douglas as a sequel to 1935s our gang follies of 1936, the tworeel short was released to theaters on december 18, 1937 by metrogoldwyn. In the film, alfalfa carl switzer decides to quit a pop music revue put on by spanky george mcfarland and. I was also very sad when i heard that alfalfa passed way possibly. Our gang 1922 is an american our gang silent short film that was the third entry in the series to be released. Beyond that, theres the new warner archive general spanky 1936 dvdr release, which is the gangs sole feature film, and their 52 mgm one reel shorts 193844 our gang collection, which are considered to be not as good. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 colorized golden flix video.
Mgm continued to produce our gang shorts, with diminishing results, until 1944. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over, and that opera is his true calling. Jun 30, 2017 the gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the crooners. Created by comedy producer and studio executive hal roach, the series was produced in various forms from 1922 to 1944 and is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively. A collection of three classic our gang short features from 1938. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 colorized the gang is putting on another big show in spankys cellar, complete with an orchestra led by buckwheat billie thomas, and performances by darla darla hood and many of the other neighborhood kids. The great silent comedians have their following and the academics will always pick these titles up but our gang lacks that appeal to a lot of folks. Discussion in visual arts started by masswriter, feb 8, 2008. The tworeeler was released into theaters on november 5, 1922 by pathe.
Hal roach was getting out of the short subject business when this movie was being made. What is preventing a complete our gang dvd set page 2. The little rascals collectors edition 88 classic uncut. There are some present day racial issues because of the roles of the black actors and some people have claimed the child actors were financially robbed by the adults. Our gang filming locations this page is not intended for small screens. The gang is putting on another big show in spankys cellar, complete with an orchestra led by buckwheat billie. Deriving its title from the concurrent mgm feature film the broadway melody of 1938, our gang follies of 1938 is a spoof of the broadway melody films and other movie musicals of the. If your kids like the little rascals movie from the 90s, i think that this is the only. The discs, along with a 12page booklet, are held in a fourtray digipak designed to look like a hardcover book, with an embossed holofoil cover. Little rascalsour gang follies of 1938 video dailymotion.
A short film of a two talented guys in a great band on the rise looking for. The little rascals the complete collection by anthony. At times tcm,in between movies, will show these later our gang films. Beyond that, theres the new warner archive general spanky 1936 dvdr release, which is the gangs sole feature film, and their 52 mgm one reel shorts 193844 our gang collection, which are considered to be not as good as their earlier hal roach sound shorts. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 colorized golden flix.
In the bear shooters, jack cooper, wheezer hutchins, and leon janney star as the gang goes on a biggame hunting trip only to discover that they are the hunted and not the hunters. It was the only three reeler of the our gang comedies so if. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 gordon douglas synopsis. Directed by gordon douglas as a sequel to 1935s our gang follies of 1936, the tworeel short was released to theaters on december 18, 1937 by metrogoldwynmayer. The complete collection play all video introduction from little rascal annie ross theatrical shorts play all hearts are thumps rushin ballet three smart boys roamin holiday night n gales fishy tales framing youth the pigskin palooka mail and female our gang follies of 1938 bear facts three men in a tub came.
The little rascals august 5, 1994, a featurelength adaptation of our gang which includes gags and situations borrowed directly from several of the original. Theres no two ways about it by harold adamson and jimmy mchugh published in 1936. I had a copy of red fox our gang follies of 1938 but personally i think blackhawk print is much better. Gordon douglas december 18 tworeel musical special. The gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners alfalfa walks out on stage singing opera. Comedy icon our gang little rascals, a list of films. Watch little rascals season 16, episode 5 our gang follies of 1938. This film is available on video and dvd from goodtimes home video by the way. So often a show of some kind was planned, and it was fun to hear him struggle with those high notes and watch spankys easy grace as an emcee.
Crazy credits unlike most other hal roach comedies released through mgm, this one features an unusual opening title. Our gang follies of 1938 later reissued as simply follies of 1938 is a 1937 american musical short subject, the 161st short subject entry in hal roachs our gang little rascals series. The gang is putting on another big show in spankys cellar, complete. Metrogoldwynmayer presents our gang follies of 1938, a hal roach production, as opposed to the usual hal roach presents title line. Our gang follies of 1938 wikipedia republished wiki 2. Our gang follies of 1938 is a delightful changeofpace film, perhaps the best of the minimusicals, and with its huge cast, full orchestra score, elegant costuming. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by philip macmahon. Briefly digressing from our gangs new onereel format, the series december 18, 1937 release, our gang follies of 1938, was expanded to two reels and the result is. The complete collection also features a wealth of bonus materials including introductions and commentaries by various film historians and authors. Edited slightly due to racial humor involving african americans. Here is a chronological list of little rascals our gang movie shorts filmed in palms, ca 90034 near motor ave. Briefly digressing from our gang s new onereel format, the series december 18, 1937 release, our gang follies of 1938, was expanded to two reels and the result is often considered to be the best gang comedy of all. Little rascals color our gang follies of 1938 1937.
Our gang follies of 1938 is a 1937 american musical short subject, the 161st short subject. Carl dean switzer august 7, 1927 january 21, 1959 was an american singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. This short, and the related short done two years later is a classic example of the little rascals at their most selfexpressive. If you ever want to see an our gang little rascals short, this is the one to see. He was best known for his role as alfalfa in the short subjects series our gang switzer began his career as a child actor in the mid1930s appearing in the our gang short subjects series as alfalfa, one of the series most popular and bestremembered characters. So sad it has never been released as a full feature. Our gang follies of 1938 is vintage little rascals, featuring spanky, alfalfa, porky, buckwheat, and darla. The series was for the children growing up in that day and age. There is however, no claim that the our gang follies was great acting.
Our gang follies of 1938 cast and crew cast photos and info. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Georgie jean larue our gang wikia wiki fandom powered. She began her career supporting jan garbers orchestra as a singer and dancer. Unlike most motion pictures of its time that featured children based in fantasy, producercreator hal roach based our gang on the real lives of everyday children at play. This page is a listing of the significant cast and crew for the our gang short subjects film series, originally created and produced by hal roach for hal roach studios which ran in movie theatres from 1922 to 1944. Follies of 1938 starring the little rascals on vimeo. Our gang follies of 1938 our gang wikia wiki fandom. Little rascals our gang follies of 1938 1937 color. Our gang follies of 1938 is a delightful changeofpace film, perhaps the best of the minimusicals, and with its huge cast, full orchestra score, elegant costuming, and. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 our gang follies of 1938.
The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the crooners. Our gang follies of 1938 the little rascals sepia edition youtube. The 80 our gang shorts created between 1929 and 1938 are spread over seven dvds, with an eight disc for extras. The gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners alfalfa. This set consists of the 80 sound films produced by hal roach and released to television in the 1950s as the little rascals a name change made necessary because roach had sold the our gang trademark to mgm in 1938. Our gang follies of 1938 approved 21min comedy, family, musical 18 december 1937 usa the gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the crooners. Just knock my door if you have some you would like to sell. A bigbudget musical short that features a floor show in snazzy club spanky thanks to the convenient plot device of having alfalfa dream the whole thing, our gang follies of 1938 was the last truly great film in the our gang series and the last tworeel comedy hal roach would ever produce. A racial history of the little rascals download full ebook. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by georgia jean larue. Trivia in when the wind blows 1930, released on 5 april 1930, wheezers older brother is jack jackie cooper and sister is mary mary ann jackson.
This web page features highquality little rascals films you can play from the hal roach our gang comedies along with a complete our gang filmography. Georgie jean larue appeared as a rascal as a singer in two musical our gang shorts. The first official series title was hal roachs rascals. For me, what always stuck in my mind was the singing voice of alfalfa, the king of crooners. The king of the crooners gets top billing in spankys production, but unfortunately alfalfa decides he wants to stop crooning and concentrate on singing opera. Our gang known subsequently to television syndication as the little rascals or hal roachs rascals is an american series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. He was best known for his role as alfalfa in the short subjects series our gang. The complete collection the cultural icons star in 80 remastered, restored, and uncut shorts in an eightdisc anthology in order of chronological release bonus features include three silent shorts, three featurettes, filmed introductions and a 12page collectible photo booklet.