School Begins

1928 film

  • November 17, 1928 (1928-11-17)
Running time
20 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

School Begins is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Anthony Mack.[1][2] It was the 79th Our Gang short to be released[3] and was considered to have been lost in the 1965 MGM vault fire.[1] However, a copy is preserved in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.[4]

Cast

The Gang

  • Joe Cobb as Joe
  • Jean Darling as Jean
  • Allen Hoskins as Farina
  • Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
  • Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
  • Harry Spear as Harry
  • Jimmy Farren as Our Gang member
  • Pete the Pup as Petie

Additional cast

  • May Wallace as Harry's mother

See also

  • Our Gang filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Silent Era: School Begins". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  2. ^ Lacey, Marc (2011). "New York Times: School Begins". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Family Jewels: Child Progeny - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  • School Begins at IMDb


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