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...bound not to produce any more children's comedies. When Roach decided that he wanted to produce this film, he got MGM's permission by giving up his right to buy back the name Our Gang. Curley and its sequel, Who Killed Doc Robbin,...

In this article: Curley, Hal Roach, Our Gang, United Artists, Bernard Carr, Who Killed Doc Robbin, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Robert F. McGowan, and The Little Rascals

...as Mack Sennett out of business. Hal Roach moved Laurel and Hardy full-time into feature films after 1935, and halved his popular Our Gang films to one reel at the request of distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Roach, who could no longer afford...

In this article: Short films, DVD, Hal Roach, Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, United States, Movieola, BritFilms, and Newgrounds

...Porky and Darla, with Butch and Waldo as Alfalfa's rivals for Darla. Before Roach could end the series, MGM agreed to purchase the series from him and take over production. The 80 Roach sound shorts would become that package that most people...

In this article: Our Gang, Hal Roach, MGM, Laurel and Hardy, The Little Rascals, DVD, Spanky, and Pete the Pup

...Gang series (also known as The Little Rascals). Like the Our Gang shorts of the time, The Boy Friends films were two-reel short subjects produced by Hal Roach through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). They featured teenaged actors including some,...

In this article: Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, Hal Roach, Our Gang, Dorothy Granger, The Little Rascals, and Elmira College

• The Our Gang Collection (1938-44, exclusively from warnerarchive.com, unrated, $35): Since 1927, MGM had been distributing producer Hal Roach's vehicles for Little Rascals that included Spanky McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Darla...

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...witnesses against Sky and Nathan and their activities. This film had been one of the only pre-1986 films not produced by Hal Roach that was merely distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. As a result, this film did not end up being owned by...

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On the Wrong Trek On The Wrong Trek is a 1936 short film starring Charley Chase, directed by Harold Law, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM. It features a cameo appearance by Laurel and Hardy. The plot involves Charley recounting...

In this article: On the Wrong Trek, Charley Chase, Laurel and Hardy, Hal Roach, MGM, and California

...produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM. On a snowy winter's night, Laurel and Hardy try and keep their pet dog 'Laughing Gravy' hidden from their landlord, mostly without success. The landlord eventually orders them to leave, but...

In this article: Laughing Gravy, Laurel and Hardy, The Chimp, Dog, Charlie Hall, MGM, Suicide, and Angora Love

...in the series until they were in their early teens. On loan from the Roach studio, a frustrated Gordon Douglas completed only two Our Gang shorts for MGM before returning to his home studio. In replacing him, MGM began using Our Gang as a...

In this article: Our Gang, Hal Roach, The Little Rascals, Robert F. McGowan, King World, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas