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Hook And Ladder (1932 Film)
''Hook and Ladder'' is a 1932 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 116th (28th talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Synopsis Answering the Fire Chief's request for volunteers, the Our Gang kids form their own firefighting squadron, replete with ersatz uniforms, a fire pole, a dog-and-cat-powered alarm, and a jerry-built fire engine that must be seen to be believed. After a few false alarms and delays, the kids are afforded the opportunity to put out a real fire, which they do with the expertise of veteran smoke-eaters. Cast The Gang *Sherwood Bailey as Spud * Matthew Beard as Stymie * Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy *Kendall McComas as Breezy *George McFarland as Spanky * Dickie Moore as Dickie *Buddy McDonald as Speck * Harold Wertz as Bouncy * Pete the Pup as Himself * Laughing Gravy as Dog in Dickie's car Additional cast * Gene Morgan as Fireman * Don Sandstrom as Fire hazard bit Notes and critique ''Hook and Ladder'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert F
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickie Moore (actor)
John Richard Moore Jr. (September 12, 1925 – September 7, 2015) was an American actor known professionally as Dickie Moore, he was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent film. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the ''Our Gang'' series and films such as ''Oliver Twist'', ''Blonde Venus'', ''Sergeant York'' and ''Out of the Past''. Career Moore was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Nora Eileen (Orr) and John Richard Moore Sr., a banker. His mother was Irish, and his paternal grandparents were from England and Ireland. He made his film debut in 1927 in the silent film '' The Beloved Rogue'', where he portrayed silent film star John Barrymore's character as a one-year-old baby. At the time of his death, Moore was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent film. He quickly gained notable supporting roles. He had a significant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Firefighting
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the " United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Films
The following is an overview of 1932 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1932 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading headline events of the year. * Sidney Kent leaves Paramount Pictures and joins Fox Film. * Merlin H Aylesworth succeeds Hiram S Brown as president of RKO. * Jesse L. Lasky leaves Paramount and becomes an independent producer for Fox. * Sam Katz leaves Paramount. * James R Grainger leaves Fox and is succeeded by John D Clark, formerly of Paramount. * Publix and Fox decentralization of cinemas. * New industry program, including standard exhibition contract along lines of 5-5-5, proposed by Motion Picture Theater Owners of America and Allied. * Joe Brandt retires from Columbia Pictures joins World-Wide and later resigns again. * Two Radio City theaters open, under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Gang Filmography
__NOTOC__ The following is a complete list of the 220 ''Our Gang'' short films produced by Hal Roach Studios and/or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer between 1922 and 1944, numbered by order of release along with production order.Production order from ''The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang'' by Leonard Maltin and Richard W. Bann, which says on p. ix that "the film entries are ordered according to production sequence, not by release dates or copyright dates." In the book the feature-length film ''General Spanky'' is counted as number 150 on the list, whereas this page's list only includes the shorts, so for shorts whose number is over 150 in the book, the production# on this page's list is the number in the book minus one (for example, ''Reunion in Rhythm'' is listed as #151 in the book, but #150 for this list). ---- 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Wind Blows (1930 Film)
''When the Wind Blows'' is a 1930 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by James W. Horne. It was the 97th ''Our Gang'' short to be released. Plot It is a windy spring night. A man tells Kennedy the cop that it is a fine night for a murder or robbery. Farina is frightened, but his mother still has to do laundry, so he is left in a ramshackle house with windows so weak that the wind blows through. A few doors down, Jackie is spanked by his father for refusing to do his homework; his little brother Wheezer is laughing at him. After being spanked, Jackie throws his school book out the window. Later, after he goes to bed, he overhears his parents saying what a great kid he is and how they want him to grow up and be successful. Jackie, touched by this sentiment, climbs out the window to retrieve his book. He tries to get back in but cannot open the window. As he is trying to get back in, he makes all sorts of noises, causing more commotion in the neighborhood. Jackie tries to brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Fighters (film)
''Fire Fighters'' is a silent short film, the second entry in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by Pathé. Plot The kids organize their own fire department and unwittingly thwart a group of bootleggers. Production notes *There are a total of ten children in the fire department: two girls and seven boys. There are three regular actors — Ernie Morrison, Allen Hoskins and Jackie Condon —and one regular actress, Peggy Cartwright. There are also four additional boys and one other girl. There is some conflict concerning the identity of these last five child actors and actress. *This ''Our Gang'' entry marks the debut of Allen Hoskins, who portrayed the character "Farina" until 1931, making him the longest tenured member of the gang. *Plot elements of ''Fire Fighters'' were reused in ''The Fourth Alarm'' (1926) and '' Hook and Ladder'' (1932). *When tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourth Alarm
''The Fourth Alarm'' is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 53rd ''Our Gang'' short subject released. It was later reworked in '' Hook and Ladder'' in 1932. Notes This is Mary Kornman's final ''Our Gang'' appearance as a child. She would appear again later in several episodes as an adult. Cast The Gang * Joe Cobb as Joe * Jackie Condon as Jackie * Johnny Downs as Johnny * Allen Hoskins as Farina * Jannie Hoskins as Mango * Mary Kornman as Mary * Mildred Kornman as Mildred * Elmer Lowry as Skooter * Jay R. Smith as Turkie-egg * Bobby Young as Bonedust * Billy Naylor - Our Gang member * Pal the Dog as himself * Buster the Dog as himself * Dinah the Mule as Humidor Additional cast * Charles A. Bachman - Officer * Ed Brandenburg - Fireman * George B. French - Chemis * Ham Kinsey - Fireman * Sam Lufkin - Crowd extra * Gene Morgan Gene Morgan (March 12, 1893 – August 13, 1940) was an American actor. He appeared in 111 films between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remake
A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same story as the original but uses a different cast, and may alter the theme or change the story's setting. A similar but not synonymous term is reimagining, which indicates a greater discrepancy between, for example, a movie and the movie it is based on. Film A film remake uses an earlier movie as its main source material, rather than returning to the earlier movie's source material. 2001's '' Ocean's Eleven'' is a remake of 1960's '' Ocean's 11'', while 1989's '' Batman'' is a re-interpretation of the comic book source material which also inspired 1966's '' Batman''. In 1998, Gus Van Sant produced an almost shot-for-shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film ''Psycho''. With the exception of shot-for-shot remakes, most remakes ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan (March 12, 1893 – August 13, 1940) was an American actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1926 and 1941. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin, United States, and died in Santa Monica, California. Selected filmography * '' Rogue of the Rio Grande'' (1930) - Mayor Seth Landport * '' Anybody's Blonde'' (1931) * '' Blonde Venus'' (1932) * '' Hook and Ladder'' (1932 short) * '' Song of the Eagle'' (1933) * '' Panic on the Air'' (1936) * '' Alibi for Murder'' (1936) * '' End of the Trail'' (1936) * ''Come Closer, Folks'' (1936) * '' The Music Goes 'Round'' (1936) * ''Counterfeit'' (1936) * '' Counterfeit Lady'' (1936) * '' Devil's Squadron'' (1936) * '' Shakedown'' (1936) * '' Make Way for Tomorrow'' (1937) * '' Murder in Greenwich Village'' (1937) * '' Woman in Distress'' (1937) * '' All American Sweetheart'' (1937) * '' Federal Man-Hunt'' (1938) * ''The Main Event'' (1938) * ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' is a 1939 American Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Gravy
''Laughing Gravy'' is a 1931 short film comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Synopsis On a snowy winter night, Laurel and Hardy try to keep their pet dog Laughing Gravy hidden from their landlord, mostly without success. The landlord eventually orders them to leave, but fate takes a hand. Stan and Ollie are in bed when Stan’s hiccups wake up Ollie. Oliver, after suffering in silence for a few moments, wakes up Stan. Stan, clownishly drinks a glass of water and tries to return to sleep, only to wake the dog, whose barking rouses their landlord. The landlord ejects the dog, and Stan resolves to rescue it. Ollie insists on doing it, as Stan will wake up the landlord. Ollie succeeds in finding Laughing Gravy, only to be locked out of the building. This basic scenario is repeated several times, resulting in Ollie falling into a frozen barrel of rainwater, locking himself out of the apart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
