Our Gang (1922)

An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.

Director:

Robert F. McGowan

Writers:

Hal Roach (story), H.M. Walker (titles)

Stars:

Anna Mae Bilson, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels

Cast

Credited cast:
Anna Mae Bilson	...	Mary Jane (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Jackie Condon	...	Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Mickey Daniels	...	Mickey (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
John Hatton	...	Rich Boy (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Ernest Morrison	...	Sunshine Sammy (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buck Black	...	One of the Gang (unconfirmed)
Peggy Cartwright	...	Peggy (unconfirmed)
Weston Doty	...	One of the Gang (unconfirmed)
Winston Doty	...	One of the Gang (unconfirmed)
Henry Hill	...	Henry
George Ward	...	One of the Gang (as George Warde) (unconfirmed)

Storyline

One member of the gang has a widowed mother who keeps the village store. A rival merchant opens a shop across the street and by questionable methods lures the widow's customers away from her. The gang decides to take a hand and try and get the widow's business back.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | neighbor | friend | lost film | trickster | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Family

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first short of "Hal Roach's Rascals" series that was filmed, and the third that was released.

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Quotes

Sunshine Sammy: Let's get customers! We can't see Mary Jane starve - She ain't any too fat now.

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Connections

Referenced in Mike & Molly: Mike's Not Ready (2010)

User Reviews

Robert Blake Character

An earlier comment by suzyq19651 asked who Robert Blake played as a member of Our Gang. Robert Blake did not appear in the group of shorts commonly referred to as The Little Rascals, with such as Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Porky and Darla. Blake appeared later on after Hal Roach sold his franchise to MGM. MGM recast the series with a group of younger children, although Spanky did appear in some of these as an older and much larger fellow. Blake was a member of this later group and played the character of Mickey Gubitosi, which was his actual birth name. This was in keeping with the Our Gang format in which most characters used their real names, though usually with a nickname such as Spanky or Butch. Froggy was also a part of this later group, which as a group simply did not measure up to prior ones.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

5 November 1922 (USA)

Also Known As:

Our Gang

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1