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Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, who also pr ...

'' short films produced by

Hal Roach Studios Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and, through its TV production subsidiary, Hal Roach Television Corporation, television production studio. Known as ''The Laugh Factory to the World'', it was founded by producer Hal Roach and busin ...

and/or

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered ...

between 1922 and 1944, numbered by order of release along with production order.

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1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

1923 In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ' ...

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20–January 30, 30 – Kuomintang in Ch ...

1925 Events January * January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...

1926 In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be on J ...

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Feb ...

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...

1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...

1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 � ...

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...

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The Roach/Pathé silents (1922–1928)

These two-reel silent ''Our Gang'' shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed to theaters by

Pathé Pathé SAS (; styled as PATHÉ!) is a French major film production and distribution company, owning a number of cinema chains through its subsidiary Pathé Cinémas and television networks across Europe. It is the name of a network of Fren ...

The Roach/MGM silents (1927–1929)

These silent ''Our Gang'' shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed to theaters by

. All films are two reels (20 minutes) long, except ''Spook Spoofing'', which is three reels (30 minutes) long. Shorts marked with an asterisk (*) were originally released with a synchronized music and sound effects track.

The Roach/MGM talkies (1929–1938, ''The Little Rascals'')

The ''Our Gang'' sound shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. These 80 films, with some removed due to content concerns, were later packaged and syndicated by

King World Productions King World Productions, Inc. (also known as King World Entertainment, King World Enterprises, or simply King World) was a production company and syndicator of television programming in the United States founded by Charles King (1912–72) that ...

under the title ''The Little Rascals''. The shorts produced up until ''Arbor Day'' (1936) were two reels in length, typically running 17 to 20 minutes. The exception is ''

Small Talk Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. In essence, it is polite and standard conversation about unimportant things. The phenomenon ...

'' which extended to three reels (26 minutes). From 1936's ''

Bored of Education ''Bored of Education'' is a 1936 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 146th entry in the ''Our Gang'' series to be released. Plot It is t ...

'' to 1938's ''

Hide and Shriek ''Hide and Shriek'' is a 1938 ''Our Gang'' short film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 168th ''Our Gang'' entry in the series, and the last to involve series creator Hal Roach. The film is a comedy mystery, about a private detective inv ...

'' the shorts were reduced to one reel, approximately 10 minutes each, except for ''

Our Gang Follies of 1938 ''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 Roach's ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') series. Directed by Gordon Douglas as a sequel t ...

'' which was a one-shot return to the two-reel format. In 1936, the feature-length film ''

General Spanky ''General Spanky'' is a 1936 American comedy film produced by Hal Roach. A spin-off of Roach's popular ''Our Gang'' short subjects, the film stars George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Rosina Lawrence, Billie Thomas and Carl Switzer. Directed by ...

'' was also released. Over the years, many of the shorts were edited for television, and King World Productions excluded several from ''The Little Rascals'' television package. The shorts that were either edited or withheld from broadcast are noted accordingly.

The MGM talkies (1938–1944)

These one-reel sound ''Our Gang'' shorts were produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Foreign-language versions

During the early days of sound American motion picture companies often made foreign-language versions of their films. The following is a list of known foreign-language versions of ''Our Gang'' films.

Cameos/appearances in other films

''Our Gang'' as a unit appeared in a handful of other Hal Roach films, and in a few outside productions as well. * ''

Dr. Jack ''Dr. Jack'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It was produced by Hal Roach and directed by Fred Newmeyer. The story was by Jean Havez, Hal Roach, and Sam Taylor. The film was released on November 26, 1922. Grossing ...

'' (November 26, 1922) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many Silent film, silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influent ...

Jackie Condon John Michael Condon (March 25, 1918 – October 13, 1977) credited as Jackie Condon was an American child actor who was a regular in the ''Our Gang'' short series as an original cast member from 1922 until 1929, during the Hal Roach produce ...

and

Mickey Daniels Richard Daniels Jr. (October 11, 1914 – August 20, 1970) known professionally as Mickey Daniels, was an American actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1921, he was, along with Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jackie Davis, Mary Kornman, and Ernie Morrison, a ...

both appear. * ''

Safety Last! ''Safety Last!'' is a 1923 American silent romantic-comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscr ...

'' (April 1, 1923) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring

appears. * ''The Fraidy Cat'' (March 30, 1924) - a Hal Roach short comedy starring

Charley Chase Charles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally as Charley Chase, was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director. He worked for many pioneering comedy studios but is chiefly associated with pro ...

. ''Our Gang'' players featured are

Joe Cobb Joe Frank Cobb (November 7, 1916 – May 21, 2002) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the ''Our Gang'' comedies from 1922 to 1929. Early life and career Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Novemb ...

, Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, and

Andy Samuel Andy Samuel (April 10, 1909 – March 5, 1992) was an American child actor most notable for his appearances in 19 ''Our Gang'' comedies over a three-year period. Career Samuel's film debut in that series was the 1923 short, '' The Big Sho ...

. * ''

Girl Shy ''Girl Shy'' is a 1924 romantic comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston. The movie was written by Sam Taylor (director), Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan and Ted Wilde and was directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Taylor. In 2020, the f ...

'' (April 20, 1924) - a feature-length comedy starring

and

both appear. * ''

Rupert of Hee Haw ''Rupert of Hee Haw'' is a 1924 American silent film starring Stan Laurel and drawing on the Ruritanian romance of ''Rupert of Hentzau'', Anthony Hope's sequel to ''The Prisoner of Zenda''. Plot In some European castle the King (Stan) is gett ...

'' (June 8, 1924) - a Hal Roach short comedy starring

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel ( ; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, director and writer who was in the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 sh ...

. ''Our Gang'' players featured are

Mary Kornman Mary Kornman (born Mary Agnes Evans, December 27, 1915 – June 1, 1973) was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the ''Our Gang'' series during the Pathé silent era. ''Our Gang'' She was born as Mary Agnes Evans, and ...

, and Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison. * '' Short Kilts'' (August 3, 1924) - a Hal Roach short comedy starring

. ''Our Gang'' players featured are

and

. * ''Battling Orioles'' (October 6, 1924) - a Hal Roach feature film starring

Glenn Tryon Glenn Tryon (born Glenn Monroe Kunkel; August 2, 1898 – April 18, 1970) was an American film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1923 and 1951. Biography He was born as Glenn Monroe Kunke ...

. ''Our Gang'' players featured are

, and Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison. * ''

Review'' (November 8, 1925) -

Johnny Downs John Morey Downs (October 10, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was an American actor, singer and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably as Johnny in the ''Our Gang'' short comedy film series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active ...

, "Farina" Hoskins,

, and director

Robert F. McGowan Robert Francis McGowan (July 11, 1882 – January 27, 1955) was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the ''Our Gang'' short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933. Career Before moving to Los Angeles, ...

appear in a segment. * ''

45 Minutes from Hollywood ''45 Minutes From Hollywood'' is a 1926 American two-reel silent film, silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and released by Pathé Exchange. The film's runtime is 15 minutes. At the time, it was known as a Glenn Tryon vehicle, but today it ...

'' (December 26, 1926) - a Hal Roach short comedy starring

. Features stock footage from ''Our Gangs ''

Thundering Fleas ''Thundering Fleas'' is a 1926 ''Our Gang'' film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 51st ''Our Gang'' short subject to be released. This was twelve year-old Mickey Daniels's last Our Gang film as a regular cast member in this series. ...

''. * ''

The Stolen Jools ''The Stolen Jools'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy short produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars of the day. The stars appeared in the film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, to raise fu ...

'' (April 4, 1931) (a.k.a. ''

The Slippery Pearls ''The Stolen Jools'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy short produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars of the day. The stars appeared in the film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, to raise fu ...

'') - promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanitarium. ''Our Gang'' players featured are "Stymie" Beard, "Chubby" Chaney,

Dorothy DeBorba Dorothy Adele DeBorba (March 28, 1925 – June 2, 2010) was an American Child actor, child actress of Portuguese people, Portuguese descent who was a regular in the ''Our Gang'' series of short subjects as the leading lady from 1930 to 1933. E ...

, "Farina" Hoskins, "Wheezer" Hutchins,

Mary Ann Jackson Mary Ann Jackson (January 14, 1923 – December 17, 2003) was an American child actress who appeared in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1928 to 1931. She was born and died in Los Angeles, California. Career Mary Ann Jackson's f ...

Shirley Jean Rickert Shirley Jean Rickert (March 25, 1926 – February 6, 2009) was an American child actress who was briefly the "blonde girl" for the ''Our Gang'' series in 1931, during the Hal Roach early talkie period. Career At 18 months of age, Rickert ...

, and

Pete the Pup Pete the Pup (September 9, 1929 – January 28, 1946), also called the Mississippi Man Mauler, was an American dog actor known to portray "Pete, the dog with the ring around his eye" in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' comedies series (later known as '' ...

. * ''One Track Minds'' (May 20, 1933) - a Hal Roach short comedy starring

Zasu Pitts ZaSu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who, in a career spanning nearly five decades, starred in many silent film drama film, dramas, such as Erich von Stroheim's 1924 epic ''Greed (1924 film), Greed'', along wi ...

and

Thelma Todd Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she ...

. "Spanky" McFarland is featured. * ''The Cracked Iceman'' (January 27, 1934) - a Hal Roach

short subject, featuring Chase as a schoolteacher and the ''Our Gang'' kids as his students. ''Our Gang'' players featured are "Stymie" Beard,

Tommy Bond Thomas Ross Bond (September 16, 1926 – September 24, 2005) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He was best known for his work as a child actor for two nonconsecutive periods in ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') comedies (fir ...

, and "Spanky" McFarland. * ''Four Parts'' (March 17, 1934) - a Hal Roach

short subject. "Stymie" Beard is featured. * ''I'll Take Vanilla'' (May 5, 1934) - a Hal Roach

short subject.

is featured. * ''Benny From Panama'' (May 26, 1934) - a Hal Roach short comedy starring Eddie Foy, Jr. "Spanky" McFarland costars. * ''

Kid Millions ''Kid Millions'' is a 1934 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth, produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, and starring Eddie Cantor. Its elaborate "Ice Cream Fantasy Finale" production number was filmed in three-strip Technicolor, one ...

'' (November 10, 1934) - an

Eddie Cantor Eddie Cantor (born Isidore Itzkowitz; January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author. Cantor was one of the prominent entertainers of his era. Some of h ...

musical feature. The ''Our Gang'' kids appear in bit parts among the children in Cantor's makeshift band and also appear in the

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fantasy sequence finale. ''Our Gang'' players featured include

Wally Albright Wally Albright (born Walton Algernon Albright Jr.; September 3, 1925 - August 7, 1999) was an American actor, water sportsman, and businessman. As a child actor, he was best known for his role in the ''Our Gang'' film series. Career Albright w ...

, "Stymie" Beard,

, "Uh-huh" Collum,

Leonard Kibrick Leonard Kibrick (September 6, 1924 – January 4, 1993) was an American child actor. Career Kibrick was most notable for appearing in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1934 to 1936, usually portraying the villain. Kibrick first appear ...

, and Jacqueline Taylor. * ''

Kentucky Kernels ''Kentucky Kernels'' is a 1934 American comedy directed by George Stevens and starring the comedy duo of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. The screenplay was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, and Fred Guiol, from a story by Kalmar and Ruby. ...

'' (November 2, 1934) - a feature-length comedy starring Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, and costarring "Spanky" McFarland. * '' Babes in Toyland'' (December 16, 1934) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Several ''Our Gang'' members appear as schoolkids, including

Scotty Beckett Scott Hastings Beckett (October 4, 1929 – May 10, 1968) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the ''Our Gang'' shorts and later costarred on '' Rocky Jones, Space Ranger''. Early life and career Born in Oakland, Califo ...

Marianne Edwards Marianne Edwards (December 9, 1930 – November 8, 2013) was an American child actress who appeared in the ''Our Gang'' film series from 1934 to 1936. She also appeared in several feature films in the 1930s, including ''Gold Diggers Of 1933'', ...

, Jacqueline Taylor, and Jerry Tucker.

Jean Darling Jean Darling (born Dorothy Jean LeVake; August 23, 1922 – September 4, 2015) was an American child actress who was a regular in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1927–29. Prior to her death, she was one of four surviving cast ...

and

also appear, respectively playing Curly Locks and

Little Boy Blue "Little Boy Blue" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11318. Lyrics A common version of the rhyme is: Little Boy Blue, Come blow your horn. The sheep's in the meadow, The cow's in the corn. Where is ...

. * ''Southern Exposure'' (April 6, 1935) - a Hal Roach

short subject. "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance. * ''Here Comes the Band'' (August 30, 1935) - a musical comedy feature starring Ted Lewis, and costarring "Spanky" McFarland. * ''

Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American marksman, sharpshooter and folk heroine who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoveris ...

'' (November 15, 1935) - a George Stevens film. Jerry Tucker costars. * ''Life Hesitates at 40'' (November 18, 1935) - a Hal Roach

short subject. "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance. * ''

The Bohemian Girl ''The Bohemian Girl'' is an English language Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, ''La gitanilla''. The best-known aria from the piece is "I D ...

'' (February 14, 1936) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

Darla Hood Darla Jean Hood (November 8, 1931 – June 13, 1979) was an American child actress, best known as the female lead in the ''Our Gang'' series from 1935 to 1941. As an adult, she performed as a singer in nightclubs and on television. ''Our ...

costars. * ''Neighborhood House'' (May 9, 1936) - a Hal Roach

short subject.

costars. * ''

Kelly the Second ''Kelly the Second'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Gus Meins and starring Patsy Kelly, Guinn Williams, and Charley Chase. This Hal Roach studio film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The title is a pun, "Second" refer ...

'' (August 21, 1936) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring

Patsy Kelly Patsy Kelly (born Bridget Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick to Thelma Todd in a series of comedy shorts produced by Ha ...

and

. "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance. * ''

Block-Heads ''Block-Heads'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Laurel and Hardy, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach Studios for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, a reworking of elements from the Lau ...

'' (August 19, 1938) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Tommy "Butch" Bond makes a cameo appearance. * ''The Singing Lesson'' (1941) - a

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starring "Alfalfa" Switzer. * ''

Johnny Doughboy ''Johnny Doughboy'' is a 1942 American black-and-white musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer for Republic Pictures. It stars Jane Withers in a dual role as a 16-year-old actress who is sick of playing juvenile roles, and her lookalike fan ...

'' (December 31, 1942) - a feature film starring

Jane Withers Jane Withers (April 12, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress and children's radio show hostess. She became one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood in the 1930s and early 1940s, with her films ranking in the top ten list fo ...

. George "Spanky" McFarland and

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer Carl Dean Switzer (August 7, 1927 – January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, comic singer, dog breeder, and guide. He was best known for his role as Alfalfa in the ''Our Gang'' series of short subjects, short-subject comedies. Switz ...

are also featured. * '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (December 20, 1946) - a Frank Capra feature film starring

Jimmy Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morali ...

makes a cameo appearance. * ''

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'' (April 30, 1948) - a Frank Capra feature film starring

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Classical Hollywood cinema, Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the ...

makes a cameo appearance.

''Our Gang'' related films

* ''

The Boy Friends ''The Boy Friends'' is a series of American Pre-Code comedy short films released between 1930 and 1932. The series consists of fifteen films and was spun off from the long running ''Our Gang'' film series (also known as ''The Little Rascals'') ...

'' (September 13, 1930 through June 18, 1932), a

Hal Roach Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, ...

produced short comedy series considered by some to be a

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of ''Our Gang''. Former ''Our Gang'' stars

and

were among the series' stars. One ''Boy Friends'' short, ''Too Many Women'', featured a direct reference to ''Our Gang'' - flashback footage of Mickey and Mary as children. * ''

'' (December 11, 1936), a feature film produced by

and directed by

Fred Newmeyer Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9, 1888 – April 24, 1967) was an American actor, film director and film producer. Biography A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the ''Our Gang'' series an ...

and Gordon Douglas; a

release. Starring George "Spanky" McFarland,

Phillips Holmes Phillips Raymond Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American actor. For his contributions to the film industry, he was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life, education and career Born in ...

Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas William Thomas Jr. (March 12, 1931 – October 10, 1980) was an American child actor best remembered for portraying the character of Buckwheat in the ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') short films from 1934 until the series' end in 1944. He w ...

Rosina Lawrence Rosina May Lawrence (December 30, 1912 – June 23, 1997) was a British-Canadian actress and singer. She had a short but memorable career in the 1920s and 1930s in Hollywood before she married in 1939 and retired from entertainment. She is best ...

, and

, ''General Spanky'' was intended as a test film to move ''Our Gang'' into features, but did not perform to Hal Roach's and MGM's expectations at the box office. * ''The Gas House Kids'' (October 9, 1946 through August 23, 1947), a series of

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loosely based on the then-popular

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The Bowery Boys The Bowery Boys are fictional New York City characters, portrayed by a company of New York actors, who were the subject of 48 feature films released by Monogram Pictures and its successor Allied Artists Pictures Corporation from 1946 through 1 ...

comedies. Produced by

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. Three films, ''

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'', ''

Gas House Kids Go West ''Gas House Kids Go West'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. A sequel to the 1946 film '' Gas House Kids'', which had starred former Dead End Kids leader Billy Halop, this new film emphasized comedy and recast the gang w ...

'', and ''

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'' were made.

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reprised his "Alfalfa" character in two of these films.

was also featured in the cast. * ''

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'' (August 23, 1947) and ''

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'' (April 9, 1948), two

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produced by Hal Roach and

and directed by Bernard Carr with a similar cast and tone as the ''Our Gang'' comedies. Both films starred Larry Olsen, Billy Gray, and Matthew "Stymie" Beard's brother Renee Beard. Roach forfeited his option to buy back the rights to the ''Our Gang'' trademark to produce these films. * ''The Little Rascals Varieties'' (May 5, 1959), a feature-length compilation featuring clips from ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

''. * ''

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'' (August 5, 1994), a feature-length adaptation of ''Our Gang'' which includes gags and situations borrowed directly from several of the original shorts. Directed by

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and starring

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as Spanky,

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as Alfalfa, Brittany Ashton Holmes as Darla, and

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as Buckwheat, ''The Little Rascals'' was produced by

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and released by

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. * ''

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''Our Gang'' feature-length adaptation in much the same format as the 1994 film. Directed by

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and starring Jet Jurgensmeyer as Spanky, Drew Justice as Alfalfa, Eden Wood as Darla, and Isaiah "Zay Zay" Fredericks as Buckwheat, ''The Little Rascals'' was produced by Capital Arts Entertainment and released by

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''Our Gang'' related television productions

* ''

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'' (December 3, 1979), a thirty-minute animated television special featuring Philip Tanzini as Spanky, Jimmy Gatherum as Alfalfa, Randi Kiger as Darla, Robby Kiger as Porky, and Al Jocko Fann as Stymie.

and Matthew "Stymie" Beard are also featured. * ''Rascal Dazzle'' (1980), a compilation film featuring clips from various Roach produced films. Narrated by

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. * ''

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, featuring the voices of

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as Spanky, Julie McWhirter Dees as Alfalfa and Porky,

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as Buckwheat,

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as Darla, and

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Home media

Blackhawk/Republic releases

For many years, Blackhawk Films released 79 of the 80 Roach talkies on

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. The sound discs for ''Railroading' '' had been lost since the 1940s, and a silent print was made available for home movie release until 1982, when the film's sound discs were located in the MGM vault and the short was restored with sound. Like the television prints, Blackhawk's ''Little Rascals'' reissues featured custom-created title cards in place of the original ''Our Gang'' logos, as per MGM's 1949 arrangement with Hal Roach not to distribute the series under its original title. In 1983, with the VHS home video market growing, Blackhawk began distributing ''Little Rascals'' VHS tapes available through catalogue only. The 80 sound shorts were made available across twenty-seven VHS volumes (one volume had the MGM short ''Waldo's Last Stand'' which was public domain to round out to 81), three shorts to a tape. Half a dozen silent episodes were also available across three additional VHS volumes. Four volumes on VHS went out of print by 1986, then leaving only 69 out of 80 episodes available.

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, later renamed

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, purchased Blackhawk in 1983, and continued the catalogue releases while also making ''The Little Rascals'' available on retail home video collections in 1984. 30 ''Little Rascals'' shorts were released in a set of five VHS compilations, with six shorts to a volume: ''Little Rascals Comedy Classics 1'', ''Little Rascals Comedy Classics 2'', ''Best of the Little Rascals'', ''Little Rascals on Parade'', and ''Adventures of Little Rascals''. Each of these tapes contained two volumes of the 1983 catalogue releases, making each tape contain six episodes. In addition, Republic made the first two catalogue volumes available for retail. Twelve ''Little Rascals'' shorts made their way to home video through Spotlite Video in 1986. These also were all previously released on the catalogue Blackhawk releases and contained none of the ones that had been out of print. These were available through retail. Meanwhile, MGM released 20 of its 52 ''Our Gang'' shorts in a five-volume VHS set with four shorts per tape. In 1991, Republic repackaged 30 ''Little Rascals'' shorts for a fifteen-volume VHS set, with two shorts per tape. Out of the 30 episodes released, only one of them (''

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'') had been previously unreleased.

Cabin Fever/Hallmark releases

In 1993, Republic sold the home video rights to the 80 sound Roach shorts and some of the available silent shorts to Cabin Fever Entertainment. Cabin Fever also acquired the rights to use the original ''Our Gang'' title cards and MGM logos; for the first time in over 50 years, the Roach sound ''Our Gang'' comedies could be seen in their original format. In June 1994, Cabin Fever released a 12-volume set of ''Little Rascals'' VHS tapes, hosted by

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. With four shorts per tape, Cabin Fever made 48 Roach sound shorts available for purchase, uncut and with digitally restored and remastered picture and sound. Due to the success of these volumes, Cabin Fever released nine more volumes in June 1995, which made the other 32 Roach talkies available for purchase (some of which had never been available on home video before). Five of these volumes contained four sound shorts, while the other four featured three sound shorts and a silent short. Cabin Fever began pressing DVD versions of their first 12 ''Little Rascals'' VHS volumes (with the contents of two VHS volumes included on each DVD), but went out of business before the release was announced in late 1998. Early in 1999, they sold their catalog to

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. In April 2000, Hallmark cleared out their warehouse, making all of the ''Little Rascals'' DVDs and VHS tapes available for retail, but never did an official launch of the Cabin Fever ''Little Rascals'' DVDs. In August, the first 10 volumes were re-released on VHS with new packaging, and the first two volumes were released on DVD as ''The Little Rascals: Volumes 1-2''. In 2003, the VHS tapes went out of print. That spring, Hallmark issued a DVD called ''Little Rascals Vols. 3–4'', which actually did not completely compile volumes three and four of the Cabin Fever VHS set, but included ten ''Our Gang'' shorts. On November 13, 2005, ten more ''Little Rascals'' shorts were issued on a DVD entitled ''Little Rascals Collectors Edition III''.

MGM/UA releases

Throughout the early and mid 1990s, MGM/UA released a handful of the 1938-1944 MGM ''Our Gang'' shorts on VHS. The 1936 feature film ''

'' received both a VHS and

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release. Additionally, MGM/UA released a LaserDisc set of ''Our Gang'' comedies, consisting of both silent films and sound films.

Later releases

In 2006, Legend Films released colorized versions of twenty four ''Our Gang'' comedies, which were released across five ''Little Rascals'' DVDs. Twenty three of these shorts were Hal Roach talkies, while the remaining film is '' Waldo's Last Stand'', a public domain short from the MGM era. These DVDs went out of print in 2009.

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and

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released an eight-disc DVD box set entitled ''The Little Rascals - the Complete Collection'' on October 28, 2008. This set includes all of the Hal Roach sound short films in the ''Our Gang'' series (1929–1938), encompassing all of the ''Our Gang'' shorts distributed to TV as ''The Little Rascals'' (save for a handful of silents). Sixty-four of the shorts are sourced from the Cabin Fever restorations, while the remaining sixteen shorts utilize older Blackhawk Films transfers without their original title cards. On June 14, 2011,

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re-released seven of the eight DVDs from the RHI/Genius box set (which encompasses all of the sound Roach ''Our Gang'' shorts and excludes the eight "special features" bonus disc), replacing the Blackhawk transfers with their respective Cabin Fever restorations. Throughout the 2000s,

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used individual MGM ''Our Gang'' shorts as supplemental features on DVD releases of entries in their classic film library. On September 1, 2009, Warner Bros. released the fifty two MGM ''Our Gang'' shorts in a compilation as part of their ''

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'' mail-order series. The collection, ''Our Gang Comedies 1938–1942'' (despite the title, includes the 1943 and 1944 MGM shorts as well), is available for DVD mail order through the Warner Bros. Studio Online Store, and for digital download through both the WB Studio Online Store and the

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iTunes Store. On January 19, 2016, ''

'' was released on DVD through Warners.

Public domain

The following ''Our Gang'' comedies are in the

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, and have appeared on many different VHS and DVD releases over the years. * All pre-1929 comedies * 1930: ''Bear Shooters; School's Out * 1937: ''Our Gang Follies of 1938'' * 1940: ''Waldo's Last Stand''

Notes

References

* Maltin, Leonard & Bann, Richard W (1977, rev. 1992). ''The Little Rascals: The Life & Times of Our Gang''. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. . *

External links

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