Follies of 1938 starring the little rascals youtube. 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. Our gang known subsequently to television syndication as the little rascals or hal roachs rascals is an american series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. The gang puts on their own live musical revue for the benefit of the neighborhood kids. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
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. He first appeared in the 1932 short, a lad an a lamp. At age 22 in 1934, he played the role of silas barnaby, the villain in the stan laurel and. 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. He died on october 16, 2005 in minneapolis, minnesota, usa. Produced by hal roach and released to theaters by metrogoldwynmayer, it was the 140st our gang short to be released and the. Follies introductionking alfalfa performed by george spanky mcfarland and darla hood. This web page features highquality little rascals films you can play from the hal roach our gang comedies along with a complete our gang filmography.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our gang follies of 1938 near you. Helping make this film superior to the other musicals is character actor henry brandon, known to laurel. Jimmy somerville our gang kid previous cast members more cast members. Ive actually seen this film or at least all that currently exists of it.
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. Judging from this, our gang was off to a great start. 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. For the long medium closeup where he gets bombarded with tomatoes, hard cabbage, lettuce, etc. Our gang follies of 1938 is vintage little rascals, featuring spanky, alfalfa, porky, buckwheat, and darla. Stagecoach conversation incidental score from way out west 1937 written by marvin hatley performed by the hal roach studio orchestra. Created by comedy producer and studio executive hal roach, the series was produced in various forms from 1922 to 1944 and is. 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. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over, and that opera is his true calling. This is the last of the little rascals our gang shorts there 52 shorts 19381944 there are 220 total shorts a companion box set the little rascals. This new print is made from the original hand oil tinted photograph that was professionally digitized to produce a. Our gang also known as the little rascals or hal roachs rascals is a series of american comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures.
Our gang kid charles flickinger our gang kid bill cody, jr. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as. Ver our gang follies of 1938 1937 pelicula completa en. Cestina deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands polski turkce. Spanky, as the master of ceremonies, persuades the neighborhood kids through. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf.
Little rascals color our gang follies of 1938 1937. Eugene porky lee was born on october 25, 1933 in fort worth, texas, usa as gordon eugene lee. 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. 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. For me, what always stuck in my mind was the singing voice of alfalfa, the king of crooners. Douglas director art lloyd cinematographer marvin hatley musical directionsupervision william h. Little rascals alfalfa is wooing darla and his hemanwomanhating friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. Carl dean switzer august 8, 1927 january 21, 1959 was an american singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. With our gang, george spanky mcfarland, carl alfalfa switzer, darla hood. Little rascalsour gang follies of 1938 video dailymotion. Browse the full list of 1937 movies and tv shows streaming online, including services like netflix, hulu, prime video, hbo and more. 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
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. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of. Nov 19, 2017 little rascals alfalfa is wooing darla and his hemanwomanhating friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. But alfalfa abandons the show saying his crooning days are over. After a few amusing bits involving a boy trying to win over mary janes love through chivalry and ernie sunshine sammy morrisons efforts to find clothes while his mother washes what appears to be his only wardrobe, we get into the storyline about mary janes mothers store being threatened by a. He appeared in many our gang films of the 1930s as the character uhhuh.
So often a show of some kind was planned, and it was fun to hear him struggle with those high notes and watch spankys easy grace as an emcee. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 gordon douglas synopsis. Overview of our gang follies of 1938, 1937, directed by gordon douglas, with ada lynn, joe geil, george mcfarland, at turner classic movies. Our gang, also known as the little rascals or hal roachs rascals, was a series of american comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. 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.
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. Unlike most other hal roach comedies released through mgm, this one features an unusual opening title. Watch little rascals season 16, episode 5 our gang follies of 1938. Watch little rascals season 14, episode 3 our gang follies of 1936. Oct 06, 2016 the gang stages a big musical revue in spankys cellar 6 acts of swell actin, reads a sign above the cellar door.
We ran home from school to watch the our gang kids and admired their great adventures. 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. 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. Created by comedy producer hal roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively natural way, as roach and original director robert f. 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. The gang is putting on a show with alfalfa billed as king of the crooners. He was best known for his role as alfalfa in the short subjects series our gang. Our gang season 14 episode 3 our gang follies of 1936. Our gang follies of 1938 the lucky corner our gang. 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 is a 1937 american musical short subject, the 161st short subject entry in hal roachs our gang little rascals series.
This is the last of the little rascals our gang shorts there 52 shorts 1938 1944 there are 220 total shorts a companion box set the little rascals. The gang is putting on another big show in spankys cellar, complete with an orchestra led by buckwheat billie thomas, and performances by darla darla hood and many of the other neighborhood kids. Six individual schools present six special presentations of our gang. The gang stages a big musical revue in spankys cellar 6 acts of swell actin, reads a sign above the cellar door. Oct 09, 2016 the gang is putting on another big show in spankys cellar, complete with an orchestra led by buckwheat billie thomas, and performances by darla darla hood and many of the other neighborhood kids. Media in category our gang follies of 1938 the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Theres no two ways about it by harold adamson and jimmy mchugh published in 1936. 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.
Mar 04, 2014 six individual schools present six special presentations of our gang. Our gang follies of 1938 1937 our gang, george spanky. 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. The first our gang tworeeler since 1936s arbor day, and the last tworeeler released by hal roach. Carl dean switzer august 7, 1927 january 21, 1959 was an american singer, child actor, dog breeder and guide. Our gang 1937 part two lhcs our ganglittle rascals page. In our gang follies of 1938, its sung by georgia jean larue. 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 gang is staging their annual follies show, but king of the crooners alfalfa walks out on stage singing opera. Full list of 1937 movies and tv shows streaming online reelgood. Our gang collection 52 short films, 19381942 5disc. 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. He portrayed the villainous manager of an opera company in our gang follies of 1938. The little rascals august 5, 1994, a featurelength adaptation of our gang which includes gags and situations borrowed directly from several of the original. 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 alfalfa. Our gang follies of 1938 movie online titi tudorancea. Our gang follies of 1936 is a 1935 our gang short comedy film directed by gus meins. Pete the pup the little rascals our gang 8x10 hand etsy. Follies of 1938 starring the little rascals on vimeo.
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