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Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937)

21 min · musical film

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Directors

Gordon Douglas

Cast

Annie Ross, Billie Thomas, Carl Switzer, Darla Hood, Eugene Gordon Lee, George McFarland, Gino Corrado, Helen Westcott, Henry Brandon

The story

The gang is putting on another big show in Spanky's cellar, complete with an orchestra led by Buckwheat (Billie Thomas), and performances by Darla (Darla Hood) and many of the other neighborhood kids. However, "King of Crooners" Alfalfa (Carl Switzer), the star of the show, crashes the swing music based show with his off-key rendition of "The Barber of Seville", having secretly decided he is going to sing opera from now on. Spanky closes the curtain on Alfalfa and sends out another act to replace him, causing Alfalfa to walk out and take his voice "where it'll be appreciated!" With Porky (Eugene Lee) accompanying him, Alfalfa turns up at…

Catalogue themes and tags

Children's/Family, Black-and-white, Short Film, Musical, Comedy, Family Film

Genres

musical film

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