Saturday's Lesson
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Saturday's Lesson is a 1929 Our Gang
short silent
comedy film
directed by Robert F. McGowan
. Produced by Hal Roach
and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
, it was the 93rd Our Gang
short to be released, and the final silent film in the series. As with two previous silent Our Gang shorts, Little Mother and Cat, Dog & Co.
, Saturday's Lesson was withheld until after several sound Our Gang films had been released.
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...
short silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by 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:...
. Produced by Hal Roach
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...
and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
, it was the 93rd 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...
short to be released, and the final silent film in the series. As with two previous silent Our Gang shorts, Little Mother and Cat, Dog & Co.
Cat, Dog & Co.
Cat, Dog & Co. is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan under the pseudonym "Anthony Mack".Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 91st Our Gang short that was released...
, Saturday's Lesson was withheld until after several sound Our Gang films had been released.
Cast
- Joe CobbJoe CobbJoe Frank Cobb was a former American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the Our Gang comedies from 1922 to 1929...
- Joe - Jean DarlingJean DarlingJean Darling is a former American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929. She remains the last surviving cast member from the silent era.-Career:...
- Jean - Allen Hoskins - Farina
- Bobby Hutchins - Wheezer
- Mary Ann JacksonMary Ann JacksonMary Ann Jackson was an American former child actress who appeared in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1928 to 1931. She was a native of Los Angeles, California.-Career:...
- Mary Ann - Harry SpearHarry SpearHarry Spear was a former American child actor, notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929...
- Harry - Pete the PupPete the PupPete the Pup was a Pit Bull character in Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies during the 1920s and 1930s...
- Pete - John B. O'BrienJohn B. O'BrienJohn B. O'Brien was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 88 films between 1909 and 1936. He also directed 53 films between 1914 and 1926....
- The Devil - Emma Reed - Farina's mom
- Adele Watson - The Other Kids' mom
- Orpha Alba - Joe's mom
- Allan CavanAllan CavanAllan Cavan was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941. He was born in Concord, California and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* The Scarlet Car...
- Pedestrian #2 - Ham KinseyHam KinseyHam Kinsey , was an American actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1926 and 1936 mostly at the Hal Roach Studios where he supported Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy.He died in Los Angeles, California, USA....
- Pedestrian #1 - 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....
- Dr. A.M. Austin