Our Gang

...crowned by an oversize derby hat, a gift to Beard from comedian Stan Laurel, who had also worked under Our Gang creator Hal Roach. Stymie is the only ''Our Gang''er to both replace one of the original gang members (Allen "Farina" Hoskins)...

In this article: Matthew Beard, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Trademark, The First Round-Up, Synanon, Heroin, Hal Roach, Dickie Moore, and Robert McGowan

...all the time. Not much of a childhood. It was "Gypsy," only real, with no stripping, please. Whew, she even made a short pilot for the "Our Gang" comedy films. My father could have been "Spanky!" Oh well. At the University of...

In this article: Hungary, Post-Gazette, University of Pittsburgh, and Pennsylvania

This page is a listing of the significant cast and crew for Hal Roach's Our Gang short subjects series, which ran in movie theatres from 1922 to 1944. Our Gang's lineup changed frequently; as kids left the series or outgrew their roles,...

In this article: Darryl Hickman, Pete the Pup, Hal Roach, Pal the Wonderdog, Annie Ross, Dwayne Hickman, Sonny Bupp, and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

"A sinister cabal of superior writers." Little Musgo came to Our Gang the way most of his Gen X generation did - through The Little Rascals on Saturday and Sunday mornings in the '70s. To add to my confusion, much of the same cast appeared...

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

...as long as Chaney, also departed Our Gang in early 1931, as did Mary Ann Jackson, a holdover from the silent Our Gang''s, and stalwart ''Our Gang kid Allen "Farina" Hoskins, a member of the original 1922 cast. After leaving the gang,...

In this article: Norman Myers Chaney, Joe Cobb, Hal Roach, Maryland, Robert F. McGowan, Baltimore, Railroadin', Surgery, and Myocarditis

Published on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 2:20pm Mr. Beaks Braves Warner Archive's THE OUR GANG COLLECTION! Five Discs Of Ultra-Rare Little Rascals Shorts! Hal Roach's Our Gang shorts have been schooling kids in the fine art of...

In this article: The Little Rascals, Hal Roach, MGM, Ku Klux Klan, Dog Daze, and Three Stooges

...home video release of the entire group of the 52 MGM shorts, news sure to be welcomed by the hordes of "Our Gang" fans out there. The "Our Gang" comedies are the first in a series of monthly Warner Archive Collection releases to be drawn...

In this article: DVD, MGM, and Warner Bros.

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 Pathe.

In this article: Hal Roach, Fire Fighters, Young Sherlocks, Tom McNamara, Pathe, Charley Chase, Fred Newmeyer, Robert F. McGowan, and Little Rascals

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) Shirley Jean Rickert, who starred in several "Our Gang" film comedies as a child and later became a burlesque performer, died here Feb. 6. She was 82. The Our Gang cast in 1931, including Jackie Cooper, third...

In this article: Shirley Jean Rickert, Jackie Cooper, Her Crowning Glory, Singin' in the Rain, 'neath The Arizona Skies, John Wayne, and Mae West

THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING Shirley Jean Rickert, actress on 'Our Gang' Shirley Jean Rickert (seated) was in five ''Our Gang'' comedies in 1931, after interviewing at 4. (ira kramer/movie star news) Los Angeles...

In this article: Shirley Jean Rickert, E-mail, Her Crowning Glory, Detroit, Los Angeles Times, and Singin' in the Rain