Our Gang (film)
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Our Gang is a 1922 silent short film. It was the third of Hal Roach
's Our Gang
(Little Rascals) shorts to be released, although it was the first to enter production. The two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by Pathé
.
Charles Parrot (better known as Charley Chase
) served as the supervising director on Our Gang and the other early entries in the series. Fred Newmeyer directed the original version of this short, shot in January 1922. After preview screenings, Roach brought in Robert F. McGowan
and Tom McNamara
to reshoot the film (following their work on two other Our Gangs, Fire Fighters
and Young Sherlocks
).
No complete prints of the film are known to survive. Approximately half of the film exists across several archival fragments held by private collectors. It was previously considered to be a lost film
.
Hal Roach
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...
's Our Gang
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
(Little Rascals) shorts to be released, although it was the first to enter production. The two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by Pathé
Pathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...
.
Charles Parrot (better known as Charley Chase
Charley Chase
Charley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...
) served as the supervising director on Our Gang and the other early entries in the series. Fred Newmeyer directed the original version of this short, shot in January 1922. After preview screenings, Roach brought in Robert F. McGowan
Robert F. McGowan
Robert Francis McGowan was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the Our Gang short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933.-Career:...
and Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara (director)
Tom McNamara was an American film director and cartoonist from the 1910s to the 1940s. He is perhaps best known for his involvement as a director of several Our Gang shorts for the Hal Roach studio, and as the creator of the comic strip Us Boys in William Randolph Hearst's New York...
to reshoot the film (following their work on two other Our Gangs, Fire Fighters
Fire Fighters (film)
Fire Fighters is a 1922 silent short film, the second entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by Pathé.-Notes:...
and Young Sherlocks
Young Sherlocks
Young Sherlocks is a 1922 silent short subject, the fourth entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. Directed by Robert F...
).
No complete prints of the film are known to survive. Approximately half of the film exists across several archival fragments held by private collectors. It was previously considered to be a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Ernest Morrison - Sunshine Sammy
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- The rich boy - Anna Mae Bilson - Mary Jane
- Mickey DanielsMickey DanielsRichard "Mickey" Daniels, Jr. was a juvenile actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1923, he was, along with fat Joe Cobb, scruffy Jackie Condon, pretty Mary Kornman, and smiling "Sunshine Sammy" , a regular in the popular Our Gang comedies.-Biography:The red-haired, gap-toothed, freckled whipper snapper...
- Mickey - Jackie CondonJackie CondonJohn Michael "Jackie" Condon was an American child actor who was a regular on the Our Gang short series during the Pathé silent era.-Career:...
- Jackie - Dinah the Mule - Herself
- Wallace HoweWallace HoweWallace Howe , was an American actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1918 and 1936.He was born in Pennsylvania, USA.-External links:...
- The rival merchant - Mark JonesMark JonesMark Jones is the name of:* Mark Jones * Mark Jones , English footballer* Mark Jones , full back who played for Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Birmingham City and Hereford United...
- Emil, the drunk - Charley YoungCharley YoungCharles Lee Young is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at North Carolina State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft....
- A customer - Helen GilmoreHelen GilmoreHelen Gilmore was an American actress of the stage and silent motion pictures from Chicago, Illinois. She left acting to become a magazine editor.-Stock company player:...
- Emil's wife