School Begins (1928)
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 of returning to school during the first week of September. School begins and some gang members are forging notes from their mother wanting out. Then too-young Wheezer parades by the school with escaped circus seals following him, causing a disturbance.
Director: Robert A. McGowan
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Joe Cobb as Joe |
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Jean Darling as Jean |
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Allen 'Farina' Hoskins as Farina |
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Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins as Wheezer |
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Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann |
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Harry Spear as Harry |
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Jimmy Farren as Kid Sitting Behind Harry |
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Billy Schuler as Kid |
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May Wallace as Harry's mother |
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The Wonder Dog Pal as Petie |
| Directing | Robert A. McGowan | Director |
| Production | Robert F. McGowan | Producer |
| Writing | Robert A. McGowan | Story |
| Production | Hal Roach | Producer |
| Editing | Richard C. Currier | Editor |
| Camera | Art Lloyd | Director of Photography |
