The our gang triple play is one of their finer quality offerings. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 our gang follies of 1938. Little rascals our gang follies of 1938 1937 color. This new print is made from the original hand oil tinted photograph that was professionally digitized to produce. 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. Our gang follies of 1938 the lucky corner our gang. 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. 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. Darwood kaye 1930s signed letter our gang little rascals. If you ever want to see an our gang little rascals short, this is the one to see. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our gang follies of 1938 near you. John collum at find a grave this article about a united states film actor or actress born in the 1920s is a stub. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as.
Spanky, as the master of ceremonies, persuades the neighborhood kids through. Little rascals alfalfa is wooing darla and his hemanwomanhating friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. The little rascals project gutenberg selfpublishing. 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. Each year, we begin the national film registry process anew and start from scratch. Follies introductionking alfalfa performed by george spanky mcfarland and darla hood. 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.
In it, alfalfa has dreams of being a great opera star. Down on the farm 1938 full movie download full hd youtube. George spanky mcfarland, darla hood and carl switzer alfalfa. Jerry tucker c1930 photo our gang little rascals hal. The first our gang tworeeler since 1936s arbor day, and the last tworeeler released by hal roach. Cestina deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands polski. Our gang follies of 1938 this mgm era short is burned deeply into our collective memory. Theres no two ways about it by harold adamson and jimmy mchugh published in 1936. With scotty beckett, darla hood, eugene porky lee, george spanky mcfarland. 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. 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 of 1938 starring the little rascals on vimeo. Our gang follies of 1938 is vintage little rascals, featuring spanky, alfalfa, porky, buckwheat, and darla. Production continued at the roach studio until 1938, when the studios our. Our gang follies of 1938 is a 1937 american musical short subject. Charlie chan in honolulu 1938 r1 movie dvd cd label. Billie thomas buckwheat the little rascals our gang 8x10 etsy. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over, and that opera is his true calling. 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.
Our gang follies of 1938 is a spoof of the broadway melody films and other movie musicals of the time. He was best known for his role as alfalfa in the short subjects series our gang. Watch little rascals season 16, episode 5 our gang follies of 1938. 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. The collection, our gang comedies 1938 1944, is available for dvd and digital download only by mail order on the warner bros. 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.
The gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners alfalfa. Bad day me in english with contextual examples mymemory. Carl dean switzer august 7, 1927 january 21, 1959 was an american singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 three men in a tub 1938 external links. Full list of 1937 movies and tv shows streaming online reelgood. The gang puts on a show, everything goes well, except theyre missing an act. Helping make this film superior to the other musicals is character actor henry brandon, known to laurel. 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. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by georgia jean larue.
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. 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. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 our gang, george spanky. Browse the full list of 1937 movies and tv shows streaming online, including. Pete the pup our gang 1937 rare original little rascals. 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. The best family movies of the 1930s page 3 flickchart. 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.
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. Follies of 1938 schools out bear shooters vhs spanky actor, darla actor rated. Overview of our gang follies of 1938, 1937, directed by gordon douglas, with ada lynn, joe geil, george mcfarland, at turner classic movies. With our gang, george spanky mcfarland, carl alfalfa switzer, darla hood. Jerry tucker c1930 photo our gang little rascals hal roach. 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. Some films not yet named to the registry film registry national.
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 assistant director was a young gordon douglas, who became senior director in 1936 when meins left our gang for other directing jobs at roach. Our gang follies of 1938 movie online titi tudorancea. Carl dean switzer august 8, 1927 january 21, 1959 was an american singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. The little rascals august 5, 1994, a featurelength adaptation of our gang which includes gags and situations borrowed directly from several of the original. Scotty beckett signed autograph our gang little rascals hal. Jerry tucker c1930 photo our gang little rascals hal roach very young. Darla jean hood the little rascals our gang 8x10 hand etsy. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Our gang follies aka our gang follies of 1936 1935. His parents emigrated to the us shortly after his birth. 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. Johnny downs 1920s signed photo our gang little rascals child.
Free online bluray movie dvd covers art archive database. The gang stages a big musical revue in spankys cellar 6 acts of swell actin, reads a sign above the cellar door. 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. Darwood kaye our gang kid charles flickinger our gang kid bill cody, jr. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. His early interest in acting led him to study at the acclaimed pasadena community playhouse. Little rascals color our gang follies of 1938 1937. 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. He landed the lead villain role in the stan laurel and oliver hardy film march of the wooden. Our gang is an american series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor.
Stagecoach conversation incidental score from way out west 1937 written by marvin hatley performed by the hal roach studio orchestra. 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. Alfalfa buckwheat darla spanky the little rascals our gang etsy. 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. On june 14, 2011, vivendi entertainment rereleased 7 of the 8 dvds from rhigenius products the little rascals the entire collection. 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. 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. Six individual schools present six special presentations of our gang. His constant offkey refrain of im the barber of seville. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the crooners. George spanky mcfarland, darla hood and carl switzer alfalfa, our gang follies of 1938 1937 hal roach studiosmgm file. German born henry brandon was a character actor in american films, most often seen in villainous roles.
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