The gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners alfalfa walks out on stage singing opera. Funeral of london gangster marks end of an era for little. Little rascals color our gang follies of 1938 1937. With scotty beckett, darla hood, eugene porky lee, george spanky mcfarland. The director is gus meins and i cannot say i know him. Media in category 1936 in italy the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.
The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the crooners. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. 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 often considered to be the best gang comedy of all. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over, and that opera is his true calling. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the. Our gang is an american series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor. By 1936, hal roach began debating plans to discontinue our gang until louis b. The very first our ganglittle rascals film ever made but the 3rd to be publicly released has been lost for many years and a subject of curiosity for film historians, but about half if it has been found and is shown here. Spanky, as the master of ceremonies, persuades the neighborhood kids through. But after taking a nap and dreaming of a successful future in popular music, he changes his mind and joins the. The series was for the children growing up in that day and age. There are some present day racial issues because of the roles of the black actors and some people have claimed.
Watch the little rascals best of our gang in color. Robert smith as tunneyrichard smith as coolidge coolidge and tunney are bonedusts younger twin brothers. Our gang 1922 a gang of children steps in to help a widowed shopkeeper when a rival merchant steals her customers. 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. Watch little rascals season 16, episode 5 our gang follies of 1938. Our gang follies of 1936 is one the most memorable shorts to me. Billie thomas buckwheat the little rascals our gang 8x10. The resultant film, using puppet animation, was one of five episodes refashioned this way, which were intended to be marketed as a television. 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. Directed by gordon douglas as a sequel to 1935s our gang follies of 1936.
Our gang follies aka our gang follies of 1936 1935 in december 1935 mgm planned to loan judy to the hal roach studios for an our gang follies film. My grandparents had an old our gang follies vhs that i watched nearly every time i visited. This is the only short where darla is referred to as cookie. The gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners.
Theres no two ways about it by harold adamson and jimmy mchugh published in 1936. After years of gradual cast changes, the troupe standardized in 1936 with the move to onereel shorts. The short film our gang follies of 1938 is available for free download at the internet archive. Jul 31, 2017 funeral of london gangster marks end of an era for little italy. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 gordon douglas synopsis. Follies of 1938 starring the little rascals youtube. Our gang collection 52 short films, 19381942 5disc. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 64 produced by 2 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art department 1 sound department 1 visual effects by 1 camera and electrical department 1 costume and wardrobe department 1.
Johnny downs 1920s signed photo our gang little rascals child. The studio changed their minds at the last minute, possibly because this time its love had become born to dance with judy still attached to it in march 1936. If someone knows other good films with sailor suits or lederhosen, please comment. Jerry tucker c1930 photo our gang little rascals hal. Darwood kaye 1930s signed letter our gang little rascals.
Our gang season 14 episode 3 our gang follies of 1936. 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. This new print is made from the original hand oil tinted photograph that was professionally digitized to. You might also check the librarys catalog for thousands of other songs within songbooks shelved in the department.
The following is a complete list of the pieces contained in the collection. The studio changed their minds at the last minute, possibly because this time its love had become born to dance with judy still attached to it in march. Our gang follies of 1938 is a 1937 american musical short subject, the 161st short subject entry in hal roachs our gang little rascals series. Get tickets to awardnominated movies in theaters, like 1917 and little women, and find out which movies are available to watch at home right now. She died on february 11, 2005 in sonora, california. Follies of 1938 starring the little rascals on vimeo. After years of gradual cast changes, the troupe standardized in. Lhcs our ganglittle rascals page our gang 1937 part 2. With our gang, george spanky mcfarland, carl alfalfa switzer, darla hood. Our gang 1922 is an american our gang silent short film that was the third entry in the series to be released. Produced by hal roach and released to theaters by metrogoldwynmayer, it was the 140th our gang short to be released and the first of several musical entries in the series. He goes off to study the violin in italy and when he.
Our gang follies aka our gang follies of 1936 1935. Clips and movies can also be downloaded from our servers using a pw or uploaded by us to your ftp. Our offer to purchase ladeled to scriveners the property upon its fair valuation, including valuable increase due tdi hollywood, sept 1. Billie thomas buckwheat the little rascals our gang 8x10 etsy. Watch little rascals season 14, episode 3 our gang follies of 1936. It is the best of the three follies films, probably featuring a bigger budget than our gang follies of 1936 and reunion in rhythm combined. By 1936, hal roach began debating plans to discontinue our gang until louis. Im ecstatic to report that this collection is superior in every way imaginable. In baby brother, robert always brings a pickle with him. Title card for the 1937 our gang comedy short rushin ballet. There is however, no claim that the our gang follies was great acting. This film is 21 minutes, not sure if also available colorized.
Spanky, alfalfa, buckwheat, stymie, porky and all the little rascals are at their hilarious best. Overview of our gang follies of 1938, 1937, directed by gordon douglas, with ada lynn, joe geil, george mcfarland, at turner classic movies. Produced by hal roach and released to theaters by metrogoldwynmayer, it was the 140st our gang short to be released and the first of several musical entries in the series. Little rascals our gang follies of 1938 1937 color. From the films the voice of bugle ann and top of the town. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our gang follies of 1938 near you. George spanky mcfarland, darla hood, and carl alfalfa switzer in the club spanky dream sequence from the 1937 short our gang follies of 1938. The first number is the introduction by a group of little girls who tend to annoy you for a little while. The soundtrack for this film was used for a little rascals color special made by kingworld productions and presented by charles king.
Hal roach would sell the rights to the series before another effort for another sequel could be done. Vocal sheet music collection carnegie library of pittsburgh. Gordon would go on to direct such films as the scifi classic them. But after taking a nap and dreaming of a successful future in popular music, he. There is also our gang follies of 1936, but i dont know that. Some films not yet named to the registry film registry national. Our gang follies of 1936 1935 our gang follies of 1936. Darla jean hood, the little rascals our gang darla jean hood november 4, 1931 june, 1979 was an american child actress, best known as the leading lady in the our gang series from 1935 to 1941. See also entry little rascals 1994 for a modern remake and a girl in sailor suits and also the entry on my bib blog. Jimmy somerville our gang kid previous cast members more cast members. General spanky was codirected by gordon douglas and fred c. Sellusall cantsee where they was, if youd take my advice, added spankywith a dry, short cough. Eeven if this is one of the most known rascals short films. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by georgia jean larue.
Our gang follies of 1938 the lucky corner our gang. Our gang follies of 1936 the lucky corner our gang. A followup to the musicalrevue short our gang follies of 1936, the onereel reunion in rhythm was apparently filmed under the title our gang follies of 1937. 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. Each year, we begin the national film registry process anew and start from scratch. 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.
Little rascalsour gang follies of 1938 video dailymotion. Then wisp his hocks and thighs over, and if he shows any stainsanywhere, sponge em ofi, my fine feller, so mr. The first our gang tworeeler since 1936s arbor day, and the last tworeeler released by hal roach. The vocal sheet music collection is a noncirculating, supplemental collection of over 5700 individual pieces of sheet music. 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. Judy garland the films that got away the judy room. Your family will fall in love with the antics of our gang as they get lost in a haunted house, race down a precarious hill in their homemade fire engine, try to survive an unexpected visit from the famous wild man of borneo, and so much more. She was an actress, known for our gang follies of 1936 1935, beginners luck 1935 and washee ironee 1934. Darla jean hood the little rascals our gang 8x10 hand etsy. Smith and robert smith autographs from our gang signed in blue. In follies of 1938, alfalfa, who aspires to be an opera singer, falls asleep and. This short was so wildly popular that it took two years to do its sequel, our gang follies of 1938, although our gang follies of 1937 came before it.
Alfalfa is wooing darla and his hemanwomanhating friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. The first our gang tworeeler since 1936 s arbor day, and the last tworeeler released by hal roach. Theatrical trailer for the 1936 rko comedymusical film swing time, starring. Our gang follies of 1936 our gang wikia wiki fandom. Jerry tucker c1930 photo our gang little rascals hal roach very young.
Funeral of london gangster marks end of an era for little italy. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by philip macmahon. Mar 17, 2014 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The very first our gang little rascals film ever made but the 3rd to be publicly released has been lost for many years and a subject of curiosity for film historians, but about half if it has been found and is shown here. Helping make this film superior to the other musicals is character actor henry brandon, known to laurel. Our gang follies of 1936 is a 1935 our gang short comedy film directed by gus meins. She was born in leedey, oklahoma, the only child of james claude hood and elizabeth davner. The gang stages a big musical revue in spankys cellar 6 acts of swell actin, reads a sign above the cellar door. Fantastic our gang smith brothers autograph signed.