Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Little rascals our gang follies of 1938 1937 color. The first our gang tworeeler since 1936s arbor day, and the last tworeeler released by hal roach. The best of spanky dvd from genius entertainment released mar. The gang puts on a show, everything goes well, except theyre missing an act. Our gang follies of 1938, schools out, and bear shooters. 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. Oct 20, 2010 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. 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. Our gang follies of 1938 the little rascals sepia edition. With scotty beckett, darla hood, eugene porky lee, george spanky mcfarland. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by georgia jean larue. Little rascalsour gang follies of 1938 video dailymotion.
Picture clarity is very good, much better than i ever expected for films this old. The very first our gang little rascals film ever made but the 3rd to be publicly released has been lost for many years and a subject of curiosity for film historians, but about half if it has been found and is shown here. Darlas stint with the our gang series came during its heyday. Briefly digressing from our gang s new onereel format, the series december 18, 1937 release, our gang follies of 1938, was expanded to two reels and the result is often considered to be the best gang comedy of all. In the film, alfalfa decides to quit a pop music revue put on by spanky and become an opera singer, famously singing a pastiche song entitled the barber of seville several times throughout the film. Darla hood was the most famous of the our gang girls. Nov 19, 2017 little rascals alfalfa is wooing darla and his hemanwomanhating friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. Our gang follies of 1936 the lucky corner our gang.
The gang puts on a show in the basement, with the boys being the florry dorries for the finale. Our gang collection 52 short films, 19381942 5disc dvd. 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 often considered to be the best gang comedy of all. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Theres no two ways about it by harold adamson and jimmy mchugh published in 1936. Six individual schools present six special presentations of our gang. Overview of our gang follies of 1938, 1937, directed by gordon douglas, with ada lynn, joe geil, george mcfarland, at turner classic movies. Sound has often been a problem, but its again better than usual. Our gang follies of 1938 movie online titi tudorancea. Also included as part of the little rascals in color. The gang try to win a prize in a local radio show talent contest. From the films the voice of bugle ann and top of the town. This is probably the best dvd to buy if you want a sampler of our ganglittle rascals video. Lhcs our ganglittle rascals page our gang 1937 part 2.
His constant offkey refrain of im the barber of seville. 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 richly dressed sets certainly the most elaborate. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by philip macmahon. Our gang featuring bear shooters volume 3 20 minutes. Collecting all 52 of the short films produced by mgm between 1938 and 1944 for the first time, the our gang collection presents a time capsule of sorts of the franchise during a decline in its. The very first our ganglittle rascals film ever made but the 3rd to be publicly released has been lost for many years and a subject of curiosity for film historians, but about half if it has been found and is shown here. Produced by hal roach and released to theaters by metrogoldwynmayer, it was the 140th our gang short to be released and the first of several musical entries in the series. Watch little rascals season 16, episode 5 our gang follies of 1938. Our gang follies of 1938 only lasts a little over 21 minutes, but its one of the truly classic little rascals performances. Darlas oklahoma twang is noticeable in some of her early films. The gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners alfalfa walks out on stage singing opera. 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. Our gang follies schools out bear shooters user comments. Our gang follies of 1936the awful tooth vhs from republic pictures home video released may 1991. Our gang follies of 1936 is a 1935 our gang short comedy film directed by gus meins. I was a huge fan of the our gang comedies when i was a kid. Discuss this or other movies in the forums by clicking here. Little rascals alfalfa is wooing darla and his hemanwomanhating friends attempt to sabotage the relationship.
Our gang featuring follies of 1938 volume 1 20 minutes. At age four she joined the our gang troupe, debuting in our gang follies of 1936. In it, alfalfa has dreams of being a great opera star. Follies of 1938 starring the little rascals on vimeo. These timeless comedy classics are beautifully restored and in color for the first time. But after taking a nap and dreaming of a successful future in popular music, he changes his mind and joins the rest of the gang for the closing number. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 gordon douglas allmovie. Our gang follies of 1938 approved 21min comedy, family, musical 18 december 1937 usa the gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the crooners. 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 metrogoldwyn.
One contains some of the more classic episodes such as kid from. The our gang triple play is one of their finer quality offerings. Our gang follies of 1938 the lucky corner our gang. 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 gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners. The gang show is a 1937 british musical film about a boy scout troop who stage a variety show to raise funds, when the lease of their meeting place expires the film was a vehicle for material from ralph readers gang shows that had been successful on the stage in londons west end since 1932. The lucky corner is an ongoing project devoted to compiling detailed information about our gang aka the little rascals, including cast and crew listings, music and locations and video availability.
With our gang, george spanky mcfarland, carl alfalfa switzer, darla hood. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our gang follies of 1938 near you. Alfalfa decides hes tired of crooning and gets a contract to become an opera singer. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch movies.
Our gang featuring schools out volume 2 20 minutes. The creator of our gang, hal roach, felt that rather than watch kids act like little adults, it would be much more fun to watch them behave as they really dokids. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the crooners. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch. 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. Little rascals color our gang follies of 1938 1937. But after taking a nap and dreaming of a successful future in popular music, he. Produced by hal roach and released to theaters by metrogoldwynmayer, it was the 140st our gang short to be released and the first of several musical entries in the series. This video features a number of songs and dances from our gangs talented kids, and alfalfas performance of the barber of seville is a quintessential alfalfa moment. Our gang collection 52 short films, 19381942 5disc. Spanky, buckwheat, porky and all the little rascals at their hilarious best. The bulk of the film is made up of a dream sequence, in which alfalfa imagines himself twenty. 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.
Helping make this film superior to the other musicals is character actor henry brandon, known to laurel. Internet movie database info more detail click here for imdb use your back arrow to. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over, and that opera is his true calling. Our gang follies of 1938 is a delightful change of pace film, perhaps the best of the minimusicals, and with its huge cast, full orchestra score, elegant costuming, and richly dressed sets certainly the most elaborate. Audiences adored watching the childish mischief and hilarious antics of the gang, which included spanky, alfalfa, stymie, buckwheat, porky, butch, wheezer, chubby, waldo, and more.