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Our Gang Follies of 1936 is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Gus Meins released in USA on 29 november 1935 with George McFarland
Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935)
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Add to a movie listOur Gang Follies of 1936 is a 1935 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 140th Our Gang short to be released and the first of several musical entries in the series.
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The gang stages a big musical revue in Spanky's cellar ("6 Acts of Swell Actin," reads a sign above the cellar door). Spanky, as the master of ceremonies, persuades the neighborhood kids through song to come to the show, which includes performances by a miniature chorus line, a trio of farm girls, a group of kids dressed as skeletons, and featured spots for Alfalfa and a new girl named Cookie.Actors
George McFarland
(Spanky)
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
(Buckwheat)
Carl Switzer
(Alfalfa)
Scotty Beckett
(Scotty)
Darla Hood
(Cookie)
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