Follies of 1938 starring the little rascals on vimeo. 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. This new print is made from the original hand oil tinted photograph that was professionally digitized to produce. Scotty beckett signed autograph our gang little rascals hal. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 our gang, george spanky. The collection, our gang comedies 1938 1944, is available for dvd and digital download only by mail order on the warner bros. While his character in this film is not identified by any name onscreen, he was identified as barnaby in the shooting script and is casually referred to as such. Follies introductionking alfalfa performed by george spanky mcfarland and darla hood. George spanky mcfarland, darla hood and carl switzer alfalfa, our gang follies of 1938 1937 hal roach studiosmgm file. He is best known as senior director of hal roachs our gang comedies from 1934 to 1936, and also as director of laurel and hardys babes in toyland 1934.
The aged character played by henry brandon is identical to the villainous barnaby character that he portrayed in another hal roach comedy, stan laurel and oliver hardys feature film march of the wooden soldiers 1934. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Darwood kaye 1930s signed letter our gang little rascals. On june 14, 2011, vivendi entertainment rereleased 7 of the 8 dvds from rhigenius products the little rascals the entire collection. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our gang follies of 1938 near you. 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. Overview of our gang follies of 1938, 1937, directed by gordon douglas, with ada lynn, joe geil, george mcfarland, at turner classic movies. Little rascals our gang follies of 1938 1937 color. Our gang follies of 1936 1935 producers were not renowned for their kind, understanding nature when confronted with yet more child acts to audition, but in the late summer of 1935, meda and the girls managed to impress enough people in the hal roach studios that they ended up being offered a film appearance by hal roach himself, in our gang follies of 1936.
The our gang triple play is one of their finer quality offerings. Our gang is an american series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor. With scotty beckett, darla hood, eugene porky lee, george spanky mcfarland. If you ever want to see an our gang little rascals short, this is the one to see. He landed the lead villain role in the stan laurel and oliver hardy film march of the wooden. Billie thomas buckwheat the little rascals our gang 8x10 etsy.
Production continued at the roach studio until 1938, when the studios our. Spanky, as the master of ceremonies, persuades the neighborhood kids through. At the age of seven, she sang the bonnie banks o loch lomond in our gang follies of 1938, and played judy garlands characters sister in presenting lily mars 1943. 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. Theres no two ways about it by harold adamson and jimmy mchugh published in 1936.
George spanky mcfarland, darla hood and carl switzer alfalfa. 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. Six individual schools present six special presentations of our gang. Little rascals alfalfa is wooing darla and his hemanwomanhating friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. The gang stages a big musical revue in spankys cellar 6 acts of swell actin, reads a sign above the cellar door. Our gang follies of 1938 is a spoof of the broadway melody films and other movie musicals of the time.
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. Our gang follies of 1938 is a 1937 american musical short subject. German born henry brandon was a character actor in american films, most often seen in villainous roles. Our gang follies of 1938 movie online titi tudorancea. His assistant director was a young gordon douglas, who became senior director in 1936 when meins left our gang for other directing jobs at roach. Jerry tucker c1930 photo our gang little rascals hal. Pete the pup our gang 1937 rare original little rascals. Each year, we begin the national film registry process anew and start from scratch. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 three men in a tub 1938 external links. 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.
Watch little rascals season 16, episode 5 our gang follies of 1938. The gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners alfalfa. Darla jean hood the little rascals our gang 8x10 hand etsy. Our gang follies of 1938 is vintage little rascals, featuring spanky, alfalfa, porky, buckwheat, and darla. The best family movies of the 1930s page 3 flickchart. English and german, economic reof german chats fireside views, rafts of soldier evenings, youth, bands and military, marches, wind pictures of germany today, etc much is later translated into german.
The little rascals project gutenberg selfpublishing. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by georgia jean larue. Some films not yet named to the registry film registry national. Jerry tucker c1930 photo our gang little rascals hal roach. Helping make this film superior to the other musicals is character actor henry brandon, known to laurel. In it, alfalfa has dreams of being a great opera star. Little rascals color our gang follies of 1938 1937. Roach produced one last tworeel our gang short, a highbudget musical special entitled our gang follies of 1938, in 1937 as a parody of mgms broadway melody of 1938. With our gang, george spanky mcfarland, carl alfalfa switzer, darla hood. Follies of 1938 schools out bear shooters vhs spanky actor, darla actor rated. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over. The gang puts on a show, everything goes well, except theyre missing an act.
Cestina deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands polski. Browse the full list of 1937 movies and tv shows streaming online, including. Stagecoach conversation incidental score from way out west 1937 written by marvin hatley performed by the hal roach studio orchestra. Down on the farm 1938 full movie download full hd youtube. Our gang follies aka our gang follies of 1936 1935. Lhcs our ganglittle rascals page our gang 1937 part 2. But after taking a nap and dreaming of a successful future in popular music, he changes his mind and joins the. Charlie chan in honolulu 1938 r1 movie dvd cd label. John collum at find a grave this article about a united states film actor or actress born in the 1920s is a stub. Jerry tucker november 1, 1925 november 23, 2016 was an american child actor, most notable for having played the rich kid in the our gang short subjects series semiregularly from 1931 to 1938.
His constant offkey refrain of im the barber of seville. 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. In follies of 1938, alfalfa, who aspires to be an opera singer, falls asleep and dreams that his old pal spanky has become the rich owner of a swanky broadway nightclub, where. Roach produced the final tworeel our gang short, a highbudget musical special entitled our gang follies of 1938, in 1937 as a parody of mgms broadway melody of 1938. Albums 1974 roll along records 1975 festival 1975 get on board 1977 see the sun 1979 teach in greenpeacesingles 1971 spoke the lord creatordarkness of life 1971 cant be so badtake me to the water 1972 so easy to singmy name is honey 1974 fly awaybye bye bye 1974 in the summernightold friend goodbye 1974. His early interest in acting led him to study at the acclaimed pasadena community playhouse. Jerry tucker c1930 photo our gang little rascals hal roach very young. Full list of 1937 movies and tv shows streaming online reelgood. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as. Darwood kaye our gang kid charles flickinger our gang kid bill cody, jr. Our gang follies of 1938 this mgm era short is burned deeply into our collective memory.
Carl dean switzer august 7, 1927 january 21, 1959 was an american singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. Our gang follies of 1938 the lucky corner our gang. 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. Bad day me in english with contextual examples mymemory. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over, and that opera is his true calling. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. The first our gang tworeeler since 1936s arbor day, and the last tworeeler released by hal roach. Alfalfa buckwheat darla spanky the little rascals our gang etsy. 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. 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. His parents emigrated to the us shortly after his birth. 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. In follies of 1938, alfalfa, who aspires to be an opera singer, falls asleep and dreams that his old pal spanky has become the rich owner of a swanky broadway nightclub where.
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