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Featuring interviews with former The Little Rascals stars and historians, this featurette shows how Hal Roach came to Hollywood and created comedies that have endured the test of time. Take a look at behind-the-scenes stories as we speak with former Tascals Jean Darling, Dick Moore, Jerry Tucker, Annie Ross and film historians Richard Bann and Richard Lewis Ward.
A first-hand account of how Hal Roach's Our Gang broke down the barriers of racism in early 1930's America with black and white children interacting as equals. This featurette furthers the impact of these shorts and how they are accepted in today's society.
A one-on-one with the former Little Rascal Dick More
A one-on-one with the former Little Rascal Jean Darling
A one-on-one with the former Little Rascal Jerry Tucker
A one-on-one with the former Little Rascal Annie Ross
A one-on-one with Rick Sapphire on the memories of Spanky
Hal Roach's "Our Gang" and "Little Rascals" comedies were first introduced to American movie audiences over 60 years ago. This documentary collection of television appearances, coming attractions, commercials and film clips is an absolute must-have for anyone who has ever laughed along with the Little Rascals!
During the Great Depression, when the nation really needed a laugh, film producer Hal Roach realized that children didn't need scripts to be funny; they were amusing by nature. And so began the adventures of the ensemble known as the Little Rascals. This compilation of classic shorts features all your favorites -- Spanky, Darla, Alfalfa and the rest of the clever ragamuffins -- taking on the neighborhood with their unique brand of zany antics.
Drawn from the beloved Our Gang series, the best of the Little Rascals is captured in this music-filled anthology, which includes Darla singing "I'll Never Say Never Again" and Alfalfa giving it his all as he croons "I'm in the Mood for Love." And who could forget Spanky's hidden dancing ability that he finally reveals in Our Gang Follies of 1936?
Dog Heaven is a 1927 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 68th Our Gang short that was released.
Spook Spoofing is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 70th Our Gang short that was released.
Barnum & Ringling, Inc. is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 74th Our Gang short that was released and the first to have a synchronized musical and sound-effects track.
On a particularly windy night, Jackie gets locked out of his house wearing only his nightshirt. He climbs a ladder to Mary Ann's window, but when she realizes his visit isn't of a romantic nature, she kicks him out. Jackie also manages to convince the neighborhood that a burglar is prowling around, giving Kennedy the Cop an excuse to bumble around.
1st of 3 surviving foreign language shorts in which Our Gang performed.
'Las Fantasmas' (1930’s 'When the Wind Blows’) performed in Spanish,
was 1st of 4 shorts filmed in a foreign language.
Note: Survives fully intact. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Spud has to stay home and ""grease"" Wheezer, who has the croup, and can't join the gang on their hunting trip. However, Mary Ann agrees to watch Wheezer if Spud takes them along, so the journey gets underway after all. Some bootleggers are stationed near where the gang has set up camp, and one of them puts on a gorilla costume to scare them.
2nd of 3 surviving foreign language shorts in which Our Gang performed.
'Los Cazadores de Osos' (1930’s 'Bear Shooters’) performed in Spanish,
was 3rd of 4 shorts filmed in a foreign language.
Note: Only the 2nd of 2 reels survive. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Stepin Fetchit is busy avoiding work around his house, and enlists the gang to help him read a love letter and clean up after a disastrous taffy-pull.
3rd of 3 surviving foreign language shorts in which Our Gang performed.
'Temps d’Hiver' (1930’s 'A Tough Winter’) performed in French,
was 4th of 4 shorts filmed in a foreign language.
Note: Only the 1st of 2 reels survive. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Image gallery: Scene & Production Stills from Little Rascals Shorts. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Image Gallery - Promotional Stills, Portraits & Candids. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Image Gallery - Promotional Stills, Portraits & Candids - Ephemera. Very rare photos of early materials. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Image Gallery - Promotional Stills, Portraits & Candids - Holidays. Photos of the gang during holiday filming. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Follow Spanky and Porky around in Boulder, Colorado the week of April 1st, 1985 as they take the stage, answer questions and sign autographs as guests at the annual “Trivia Bowl” event. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Art Lloyd Home Movies Featuring Spanky and Joe Cobb. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Audition reel (filmed in the mid-1950s) of Our Gang player Jackie Lynn Taylor for Stripe toothpaste and Whisk laundry detergent. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Good Old Days - The Music of Our Gang featurette. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Excerpt of mid-1930s screen test for unknown film with Mary Ann Jackson directed by Norman Z. McLeod (presented with no sound). From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Our Gang Centennial at the Hollywood Museum - Highlights from the opening day gala kicking off the Museum’s exhibit celebrating 100 years of The Little Rascals. Appearances include Leonard Maltin, Richard W. Bann, Maria Roach (Hal’s daughter) and Sidney Kibrick (Woim), the last surviving main player of the Hal Roach era. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Our Gang Reunion - Watch The Gang on "You Asked for It" television show from February 22nd, 1951 featuring Allen “Farina” Hoskins, Johnny Downs, Mickey Daniels, Joe Cobb and Jackie Condon. Also appearing is on-set teacher Fern Carter, cameraman Art Lloyd and director Bob McGowan. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Spanky McFarland interviewed by Tommy Bond, Jr. at a plaque commemoration ceremony just outside the old location of Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, Ca. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
The Little Rascals Jukebox - Listen to your favorite Our Gang songs. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Then and Now - A Special Tour of Our Gang Locations featurette. From the ClassicFlix Little Rascals Centenial Collection Bonus Disc.
Home movies capture the cast and crew filming and clowning around behind the scenes during the making of ‘Rainy Days.’
1931 short "The Christmas Party" featuring Jackie Cooper, repackaged as an Our Gang/Little Rascals comedy with the gang's appearance in Laurel & Hardy’s "Stolen Jools" inserted at the beginning. A number of Our Gang kids appear in the short, including Mary Ann Jackson and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins, plus a host of MGM's biggest stars of the day. Norma Shearer plays the ultimate good guy, treating the gang to ice cream at the beginning, and then giving Jackie his giant Christmas party at the end.
‘Petie’, the Little Rascals' Pete the Pup in a rare vintage video with his master/trainer Harry Lucenay showing how Pete was trained for both silent and sound films.
Newsreel footage showing the Little Rascals gang of 1936 with some of the grown up gang of the 1920's.
Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer & George ‘Spanky’ McFarland ask Vittorio Mussolini if they will use them in pictures.
George ‘Spanky’ MacFarland, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Darla Hood, & Billie ‘Buckwheat’ Thomas join Tom Snyder for a trip down memory lane.
Documentary taking a behind the scenes look at Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies, complete with interviews from several former cast and crew members of the comedies.
Documentary taking a behind the scenes look at Hal Roach's original Our Gang comedies. Stills and early footage help tell the story.
Documentary discussing how the Hal Roach's original Our Gang comedy kid actors were the first of their kind. Stills and early footage help tell the story.
Introduction to volume 1 in the DVD.
Introduction to volume 2 in the DVD.
Simple tricks to train your dog at home!
