Teacher's Pet

...Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd '', and ''Charley Chase. One of his compositions for the 1930 Our Gang 1930 short Teacher's Pet , "Good Old Days," became the theme song of the series. His 1930 song "Beautiful Lady" was...

In this article: Leroy Shield, Hal Roach, Laurel and Hardy, ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Arturo Toscanini, R. Crumb, Beau Hunks, and Our Gang

...appearing in bit parts in various Hal Roach films. He made walk-on appearances in at least three Our Gang (Little Rascals) shorts: 1930's Teacher's Pet, 1931's Big Ears, and 1932's Birthday Blues. By 1934, Douglas was assistant to director Gus...

In this article: Gordon Douglas, Hal Roach, Our Gang, Bored of Education, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Laurel and Hardy, Spanky, Birthday Blues, and Big Ears

...than Miss McGillicuddy," and solemnly tries to eat his dessert, but the ice cream falls as the film dissolves to its end title card. Teacher's Pet marks the first Our Gang appearances of June Marlowe, as the "lovely schoolteacher" Miss...

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...and down the train with whistles and kazoos. They set off the fireworks, release sneezing powder (a gag repeated later in the 1930 short Teacher's Pet), pass around other practical jokes and mayhem results. When they finally arrive at San...

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Gary Neville: Referees should earn right to officiate matches involving top Premier League clubs Last updated at 4:40 PM on 16th November 2009 Gary Neville has claimed that the Premier League's most important fixtures should only be...

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Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Sunday will be available at approx. 12:00 p.m. ET Enlarge Nancy Solomon Students discuss stereotypes in Melissa Cooper's sociology class at Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. Looking at...

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Lords Lite - a case of peer today, gone tomorrow I yield to no one in my admiration for Anya Hindmarch as an accessories designer, but I can't see why it's necessary to drag the poor woman into the second chamber, writes Melanie...

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Miami-Dade School Board member Larry Feldman had the best intentions when he planned a birthday surprise for Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. But the gift -- a performance by a troupe from Actors' Playhouse -- made for an awkward moment at...

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People may be fooled into thinking this Miami-New Orleans game is just about football. But it's so much more. It's two sons fighting for their father's affections, and it's going to be a bitter family affair. Bill Parcells was a football...

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