''Saturday's Lesson'' is a 1929 ''
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 silent comedy film
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directed by
Robert F. McGowan.
Produced by
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, ...
and released to theaters by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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, it was the 93rd ''
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 to be released,
and the final silent film in the series.
As with two previous silent ''Our Gang'' shorts, ''
Little Mother'' and ''
Cat, Dog & Co.'', ''Saturday's Lesson'' was withheld until after several sound ''Our Gang'' films had been released.
Cast
The Gang
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Joe Cobb as Joe
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Jean Darling as Jean
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Allen Hoskins as Farina
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Bobby Hutchins
Robert E. Hutchins (March 29, 1925 – May 17, 1945) was an American child actor who was a regular in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1927 to 1933. A native of Tacoma, Washington, he was given the nickname of Wheezer after running ar ...
as Wheezer
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Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
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Harry Spear as Harry
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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 '' ...
as himself
Additional cast
* Orpha Alba as Joe's mom
*
Jack O'Brien as The Devil
* Emma Reed as Farina's mom
* Adele Watson as The Other Kids' mom
* Charley Young as Dr. A.M. Austin
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Allan Cavan
Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941.
Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn S ...
- Pedestrian #2
* Ham Kinsey - Pedestrian #1
See also
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''Our Gang'' filmography
References
External links
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1929 films
American black-and-white films
1929 comedy films
1929 short films
Films directed by Robert F. McGowan
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
Our Gang films
1920s American films
Silent American comedy short films
1920s English-language films
English-language short films
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