Bonus features: Presentation of the only surviving foreign language shorts in which Our Gang performed; three newly restored Our Gang silent shorts; Good Old Days, the music of Our Gang featurette; Then and now, a special tour of Our Gang shooting locations featurette; Our Gang Centennial at the Hollywood Museum; Our Gang reunion; A day in the life of Spanky and Porky; The Little Rascals jukebox; image galleries.
Summary:
In 1922, producer Hal Roach introduced the kiddie troupe known as "Our Gang" to theater audiences and kicked off one of the most popular and prolific franchises in the field of short subjects, with 220 one- and two-reel comedies released over a twenty-two-year period. By the late 1920s, the series (later re-titled "The Little Rascals" for TV syndication) made the transition from silents to "talkies" and would soon embark on its most revered and best remembered period -- the 80 sound shorts made at Hal Roach Studios between 1929 and 1938 -- all of which are included in this collection.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.