Saturday Morning (film)
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Saturday Morning is the fifth Our Gang
short subject
comedy released. The Our Gang series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach
in 1922
, and continued production until 1944
.
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
short subject
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
comedy released. The Our Gang series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach
Hal Roach
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...
in 1922
1922 in film
-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
, and continued production until 1944
1944 in film
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
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Synopsis
The various boys of the gang each manage to escape their responsibilities for the day, meeting up to build a raft for their pirate game.The Kids
- Mickey DanielsMickey DanielsRichard "Mickey" Daniels, Jr. was a juvenile actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1923, he was, along with fat Joe Cobb, scruffy Jackie Condon, pretty Mary Kornman, and smiling "Sunshine Sammy" , a regular in the popular Our Gang comedies.-Biography:The red-haired, gap-toothed, freckled whipper snapper...
- Mickey - Ernest Morrison - Sorghum
- Jack DavisJack Davis (actor)Jackie Davis , a native of Los Angeles, California, was an American child actor, notable for appearing in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. His sister Mildred Davis also acted; she appeared in Roach comedian Harold Lloyd's films as his leading lady...
- Waldemar - Allen Hoskins - Maple
- Jackie CondonJackie CondonJohn Michael "Jackie" Condon was an American child actor who was a regular on the Our Gang short series during the Pathé silent era.-Career:...
- Jackie
The Adults
- William Gillespie - Waldemar's father
- Joseph MorrisonJoseph MorrisonJoseph Morrison may refer to:*Joseph Curran Morrison , lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West*Joseph G. Morrison , minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene...
- Aunty Jackson - Katherine Grant - The maid
- Richard DanielsRichard DanielsRichard Daniels , was an American film actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1922 and 1926.He was born in Gwubach, Wales and died in Los Angeles, California...
- The violin teacher