Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins was born on August 9, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA as Allen Clayton Hoskins. He was an actor, known for Pups Is Pups (1930), Shivering Shakespeare(1930) and Bear Shooters (1930). He was married to Frances. Has two children: a daughter Candy and a son Chris. He died on July 26, 1980 in Oakland, California, USA. Brother of actress Jannie Hoskins.
On screen from the age of 14 months, he acquired the name 'Farina' from the cereal. Member of 'Our Gang' in 106 episodes between 1922 and 1931. His last "Our Gang" contract with the Hal Roach Studios called for a weekly salary of $350 a week; far more than any of the other kids (even Jackie Cooper) were paid at that time.
Served in the military during World War II. In his later years, made a successful career at Los Angeles area medical centers, helping disabled young people afflicted with drug problems and mental illnesses.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.397 |
| Birthday | 1920-08-09 |
| Place of Birth | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Also Known As | Allen Clayton Hoskins, Farina, |
1933
The Mayor of Hell
7.1/26
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Dep...
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The Mayor of Hell
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
5/11
It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who i...
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The Gorgeous Hussy
1929
Boxing Gloves
6/8
The Rascals have a boxing arena that could pack them in if they could find fighters who would actually mix it up. Harry and Farina notice a rivalry be...
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Boxing Gloves
1929
Lazy Days
4.8/6
While the other kids and animals find things to do on the farm, Farina becomes single-minded in his quest to do nothing at all.
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Lazy Days
1929
Small Talk
5.8/6
The gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the menu". Wheezer, the youngest child, gets adopted by a wea...
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Small Talk
1929
Railroadin'
5.7/6
The gang is playing around the railroad station, and Joe and Chubby's father, an engineer, lectures against the kids playing in such a dangerous area....
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Railroadin'
1930
Pups Is Pups
6/14
The gang decides to enter their animals in a local pet show.
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Pups Is Pups
1928
The Ol' Gray Hoss
6/1
This story revolves around an old man who feels alone in the world aside from the gang who keeps him company and his old horse. He runs a horse and bu...
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The Ol' Gray Hoss
1927
Baby Brother
6.3/5
Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other side where he meets some kids his age (the rest of Our...
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Baby Brother
1927
Seeing the World
6.1/4
In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a t...
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Seeing the World
1928
The Spanking Age
6/1
Mary Ann Jackson and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother and st...
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The Spanking Age
1929
Election Day
7/1
This film revolves around Election Day, a day on which Jay R. and Joe are fighting to get votes. They warn the kids that they'll be socked in the jaw...
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Election Day
1929
Little Mother
6.5/1
Little Mother is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldw...
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Little Mother
1929
Moan & Groan, Inc.
5.5/3
The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.
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Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929
Cat, Dog & Co.
6/2
Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head of the Be Kind to Animals Society, they make it the...
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Cat, Dog & Co.
1930
When the Wind Blows
6.1/6
Jackie throws his schoolbook out the window in disgust, but then climbs outside to retrieve it. Finding himself locked out, he tries various means of...
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When the Wind Blows
1935
Reckless
5.3/12
A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.
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Reckless
1930
Bear Shooters
5.1/7
The gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers decides to try and scare them off with a gorilla suit but th...
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Bear Shooters
1930
The First Seven Years
5.1/9
Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.
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The First Seven Years
1930
Shivering Shakespeare
5.7/5
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis. Things go...
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Shivering Shakespeare
1932
You Said a Mouthful
5/4
Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the cler...
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You Said a Mouthful
1923
Dogs of War!
5.5/9
The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.
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Dogs of War!
1928
Rainy Days
6.5/1
Jay and Wheezer are left alone on a rainy afternoon when Mom goes out to run errands. But when their friends drop by and trash the place, the boys mus...
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Rainy Days
1927
Tired Business Men
5.5/2
Tired Business Men is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 60th Our Gang short subject released.
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Tired Business Men
1927
Olympic Games
5.5/2
While the world watches the Olympic Games in Stockholm, the Rascals gather at the flats for their own games. Whether it's the shot put, the hurdles, t...
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Olympic Games
1924
Jubilo, Jr.
5.8/3
A young boy, determined to make money enough to buy his mother a birthday present, finds a variety of odd jobs and finally starts up a makeshift circu...
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Jubilo, Jr.
1925
Boys Will Be Joys
5.8/2
Adults have the Pike and Coney Island amusement parks, so the rascals put up their own rides in a large vacant lot. Mickey's got big plans for expansi...
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Boys Will Be Joys
1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
6.143/7
Champion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and womanizer behind the scenes. Intoxicated at a party, he...
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1931
Fly My Kite
7/5
A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he discovers she has a fortune in stock certificates.
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Fly My Kite
1930
Teacher's Pet
7.2/8
Jackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.
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Teacher's Pet
1930
A Tough Winter
5.6/4
The gang creates a huge mess after they get into a taffy-pulling contest.
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A Tough Winter
1931
Helping Grandma
6.8/6
The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.
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Helping Grandma
1930
School's Out
6.889/9
The schoolchildren lost their last teacher because she got married and quit her job. When the brother of their teacher Miss Crabtree comes to visit, t...
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School's Out
1931
Love Business
6.9/5
Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.
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Love Business
1931
Little Daddy
7/6
Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.
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Little Daddy
1926
Monkey Business
5.8/2
An abused chimpanzee escapes from a zoo. On the run, he meets Farina, running away from home and his battling parents. The two become friends and insp...
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Monkey Business
1927
Love My Dog
5.8/2
Farina Hoskins discovers a stray dog. Joe Cobb suggests that he and Farina take the dog to the gang's dog show. In the middle of the show, the dogcatc...
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Love My Dog
1929
Saturday's Lesson
7/2
A man dressed as the devil scares the gang into minding their mothers.
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Saturday's Lesson
1922
Fire Fighters
5.7/3
The gang forms a fire department; they end up thwarting a bootlegger, but not before their pet animals get drunk on his moonshine.
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Fire Fighters
1922
One Terrible Day
4.5/2
Mrs. Pennington Van Renssalaer, a publicity-minded society matron, sponsors a children's outing, much to her and her chauffeur's eventual regret.
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One Terrible Day
1926
Thundering Fleas
5.6/8
The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.
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Thundering Fleas
1926
45 Minutes from Hollywood
5.04/25
A young man visiting Hollywood on family business gets into trouble when he sees a bank robbery in progress, and thinks it is a movie scene.
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45 Minutes from Hollywood
1927
The Glorious Fourth
5.7/3
It's the Fourth of July and the mother of Our Gang member Joe Cobb is doing a brisk business at her fireworks stand. Briefly left in charge of the sta...
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The Glorious Fourth
1929
Bouncing Babies
6.1/4
With Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.
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Bouncing Babies
1931
The Stolen Jools
5.8/26
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tubercu...
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The Stolen Jools
1929
Noisy Noises
6.5/1
Joe Cobb is suffering through a toothache as well as having to babysit his little brother Rupert who won't stop crying. Every effort to calm Rupert is...
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Noisy Noises
1927
Chicken Feed
5.5/2
Chicken Feed is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 66th Our Gang short subject released. The kids go t...
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Chicken Feed
1927
Ten Years Old
5.2/2
Ten Years Old is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 58th Our Gang short subject released. It was remad...
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Ten Years Old
1926
Telling Whoppers
5.8/2
Farina and Joe fib to the gang that they've beaten up the neighborhood bully. Later, they hear he's been murdered and think they'll get the blame.
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Telling Whoppers
1929
Fast Freight
0/0
Fast Freight is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film. It was the 85th Our Gang short that was released. The gang takes a tramp's train ride and en...
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Fast Freight
1928
Playin' Hookey
5.5/2
Wheezer gets excited watching his dog Pansy attack and rip apart the chickens and furniture in the back yard. His mother is upset, and his father take...
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Playin' Hookey
1923
The Champeen
6.1/4
Mickey and Jackie feud over Mary, so Sammy schedules a championship bout between the two rivals.
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The Champeen
1925
Dog Days
5.6/4
The boys are showing off their dogs to each other when little rich girl Mary Kornman rides by in her pony-drawn cart. When the pony shies and runs awa...
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Dog Days
1928
School Begins
0/0
One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual...
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School Begins
1924
Big Business
5.8/3
In this short the kids are managing their own barber shop, with harrowing results. No one gets hurt, but most of the customers wind up bald or close t...
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Big Business
1926
The Fourth Alarm
5.8/3
The rascals once again, now as a plumbers.
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The Fourth Alarm
1924
The Sun Down Limited
5.8/3
The gang creates their own railroad after being chased from a local railyard, and competes with Toughie.
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The Sun Down Limited
1928
Spook Spoofing
7.2/3
As a joke, several members of the gang convince Farina, who is "brave but superstitious", that he's caused the demise of a young acquaintance and must...
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Spook Spoofing
1925
Shootin' Injuns
6/3
Many of the "Our Gang" kids are in their secret clubhouse - so secret that some wannabe members have troubles trying to find the tunnel entrance - pla...
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Shootin' Injuns
1927
Bring Home the Turkey
5/2
Habitually mistreated at the deceptively named Happyland Home Orphanage, the Our Gang kids find a loyal and kindhearted friend in the form of a black...
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Bring Home the Turkey
1931
Bargain Day
6/2
Wheezer and Stymie, door-to-door salesmen, meet a lonely little rich girl.
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Bargain Day
1924
It's a Bear
5.9/4
The kids pretend to be hunting a variety of animals when they're invited to a farm where they try to capture real game. This gets boring after a while...
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It's a Bear
1976
It's Showtime
7/1
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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It's Showtime
1926
Good Cheer
6.1/5
On Christmas Eve, the Gang copes with hardships, helps capture a gang of thieves, and learns that Santa Claus really exists for those who wish fervent...
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Good Cheer
1926
Buried Treasure
5.8/2
The Rascals take their homemade boat on a search for treasure and crash a movie set.
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Buried Treasure
1936
After the Thin Man
7.349/156
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady...
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After the Thin Man
1924
The Buccaneers
5.8/3
This Our Gang short has the group playing pirates and building a ship to sail in. Once the ship hits water it sinks but they end up on another boat wh...
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The Buccaneers
1929
Wiggle Your Ears
6.5/1
This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and force...
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Wiggle Your Ears
1927
Dog Heaven
6.1/9
Poor Pete the Pup. He wants to hang himself because his master, Joe, has given up playing with him and going fishing for the love of a girl. A dog fri...
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Dog Heaven
1925
Your Own Back Yard
5.8/2
Your Own Back Yard is a 1925 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 43rd Our Gang short subject released. Farina...
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Your Own Back Yard
1994
The Our Gang Story
0/0
Join all you favorites--Spanky, Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Darla, Butch, Froggy and more--in a jam-packed special covering more than twenty years and 200 epi...
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The Our Gang Story
2001
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
0/0
Featuring the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than twenty years of classic Our Gang comedies to tickle your...
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Our Gang - Comedy Festival
1922
Young Sherlocks
7.2/3
The Mystic J.J.J.'s challenge Ernie's bravery; he spins a tale of saving a rich young girl from kidnappers and of creating a utopia called Freetown.
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Young Sherlocks
1922
Saturday Morning
6.2/3
The Rascals, feeling unloved at home, decide to become pirates. Meanwhile, a mother, an aunt and a valet join the cops in searching for the runaways.
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Saturday Morning
1923
The Cobbler
6/3
A cobbler receives his back pension and invites the gang to celebrate with a picnic, but his car stalls along the way.
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The Cobbler
1923
The Big Show
5.8/3
The gang creates its own makeshift county fair, highlighted by a "movie," which is really a clever stage performance.
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The Big Show
1923
A Pleasant Journey
5.9/5
Ernie and Farina anger the police force with their shoeshine scheme. Later, the gang switches places with some runaways about to board a train.
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A Pleasant Journey
1923
Boys to Board
5/1
A kindly old schoolteacher helps the gang escape from a cruel boarding school, but they wind up in a bootlegger's booby-trapped house.
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Boys to Board
1923
Back Stage
6.5/3
The gang operates a donkey-propelled tour bus. Later, a cut-rate vaudeville producer hires them to help out with his show, which they wreck.
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Back Stage
1923
Lodge Night
5.8/2
This one has to be seen to be believed. Apparently the gang has witnessed a Ku Klux Klan meeting. They decide to form their own lodge. They call thems...
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Lodge Night
1923
Stage Fright
5.8/3
Author Fawn Ochletree stages a charity performance of her latest play, a Romanesque epic. The gang and other neighborhood kids are forced into starrin...
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Stage Fright
1923
Derby Day
5.6/4
After the gang goes to the horse races, they decide to have a derby of their own.
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Derby Day
1923
Sunday Calm
5.8/3
The kids gets taken on a Sunday picnic in this early three-reeler and after the first ten minutes, manage to elude the adults in this typically charmi...
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Sunday Calm
1924
Tire Trouble
5.8/3
This Hal Roach comedy short, Tire Trouble, is the twenty-second entry in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series. In this one, Mickey drives his own make...
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Tire Trouble
1924
Seein' Things
5.8/3
At the start we learn that Farina is suffering nightmares each time he eats meat. His mom tells him to stay away from the stuff but he loves it so muc...
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Seein' Things
1924
Commencement Day
5.8/3
Centering around the closing days of the school year, this is a view into the life of a one-room schoolhouse. This type of learning institution has lo...
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Commencement Day
1924
Cradle Robbers
5.8/3
The boys cannot go fishing because they have to take care of their baby brothers and sisters. After trying unsuccessfully to sell their babies to some...
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Cradle Robbers
1924
Fast Company
5.8/3
Fast Company is the sixteenth short in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series created by Hal Roach. Many of the boys here want to go swimming but Mickey...
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Fast Company
1924
The Mysterious Mystery!
5.8/3
Mickey Daniels doing an impersonation of Sherlock Holmes and Joe Cobb being Watson as the two try to discover the whereabouts of a young rich kids who...
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The Mysterious Mystery!
1925
The Big Town
5.8/3
The gang play inside a railroad box car which suddenly closes, trapping them inside. The next morning they find themselves in New York City. After see...
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The Big Town
1925
Circus Fever
5.8/2
The circus is in town and for one day only. By pretending to be sick some of the gang members were able to play hooky from school so as to attend the...
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Circus Fever
1925
The Love Bug
5.8/3
Farina, Joe and Mickey are all struck by the love bug. After several problems, they go to the beauty salon, where Pineapple works and proceed to make...
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The Love Bug
1925
Official Officers
5.8/3
The kids in the tenements have no place to play except in streets where traffic is a hazard. Mickey gets the idea of building barricades to give our g...
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Official Officers
1925
Mary, Queen of Tots
5.8/2
A couple makes dolls modeled on neighborhood kids. A gardener at a mansion buys four of them for Mary, the girl of the house. He's her only friend: he...
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Mary, Queen of Tots
1925
Better Movies
5.8/2
The gang decided to go into the movie-making business, using all kinds of sets and props. There were problems as those not involved are trying to ruin...
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Better Movies
1925
One Wild Ride
5.8/2
The gang has a taxi, consisting of an old Model T with no engine, pushed by a horse. When the owner takes his horse back, they must rely on motorists...
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One Wild Ride
1926
Baby Clothes
5.8/2
Mr. and Mrs. Weedle are desperate to find two babies, for their rich uncle has sent them money for years thinking they have children. Now that he’s co...
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Baby Clothes
1926
Uncle Tom's Uncle
5.8/2
The Gang stages their own revisionist version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in Mickey's barn. But Joe's mother thinks the back yard needs cleaning, and there...
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Uncle Tom's Uncle
1926
Shivering Spooks
5.8/2
The kids are playing baseball when a man dressed in Middle-Eastern clothing comes out and tells them to be quiet. They join Mary, Farina, and Scooter...
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Shivering Spooks
1926
War Feathers
5.8/2
While on a cross-country train trip, the Our Gang kids drive the rest of the passengers crazy with a never-ending game of cowboys and Indians. During...
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War Feathers
1928
The Smile Wins
5.8/2
Farina's mother is very ill and the mortgage is due. He tries to take over her laundry business, but the kids just wreck the clothes. Joe takes pity a...
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The Smile Wins
1927
Yale vs. Harvard
0/0
The Gang turn to playing football, and face tough competition against the Gas House Garlics.
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Yale vs. Harvard
1927
The Old Wallop
0/0
Wheezer likes to hit people on the nose, and his folks encourage him to do so. Then the Gang wandering off climbing atop a construction site while the...
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The Old Wallop
1927
Heebee Jeebees
0/0
A hypnotist comes to town and puts the gang in animal-like trances. Now that the spell is off, the gang returns back to their usual roles. But then wh...
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Heebee Jeebees
1928
Edison, Marconi & Co.
0/0
With Jay Edison as the inventor and Wheezer his assistant, the gang contrived an automobile of unusual construction; an automobile that will look like...
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Edison, Marconi & Co.
1928
Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
6.9/5
The kids decide to put on a circus at the local hotel. Seeing various pets and other domestic animals dressed up like circus animals was very cute--pa...
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Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
1928
Fair and Muddy
0/0
Living in an orphanage, the gang has to deal with Amanda, a child-hating spinster. To receive a bequest from a rich uncle, she must acquire a child. T...
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Fair and Muddy
1928
Crazy House
6.5/1
Crazy House is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 76th Our Gang short that was released. It was the fi...
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Crazy House
1928
Growing Pains
0/0
Mary Ann has a liking toward Wheezer. Her mother tells her that if she gives him cod liver oil, he can become a giant. A circus giant comes to board,...
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Growing Pains
1933
Fish Hooky
7.7/3
A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.
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Fish Hooky
1930
The Ghosts
0/0
Juanito gets locked out of his house in the middle of a windy night. Spanish language version of When the Wind Blows (1930)
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The Ghosts
1929
The Holy Terror
0/0
Mary Ann is becoming a serious problem to the other gang members and Joe was given the job of training and controlling her behavior.
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The Holy Terror
2021
The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2
0/0
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2 contains the next 11 Our Gang sound shorts produced by Roach at the dawn of the "talkie er...
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The Little Rascals: The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2
2022
The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition)
0/0
A must-have for any true Our Gang fan, this 6-disc set also includes over 4 hours of bonus material and features the talents of George “Spanky” McFarl...
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