Darla At Her Cutest! ("Our Gang Follies Of 1936") (video)

 

Darla Hood was a member of "Our Gang" from 1935 to 1941.

She was often the fickle romantic interest of fellow Our Ganger, Alfalfa.

This is one of her earliest and cutest appearances in the series.


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Darla At Her Cutest! ("Our Gang Follies Of 1936") (video)

The Origin Of Alfalfa's Cowlick In "OUR GANG" (1935)(video)

 

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer's "Our Gang" debut was in 1935's "Beginner's Luck."

In this one, his hair is firmly slicked down but good all over.

Although his famous cowlick is first seen in "Teacher's Beau"...

...it wasn't until 1935's "Sprucin' Up" that it was properly introduced.


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The Origin Of Alfalfa's Cowlick In "OUR GANG" (1935)(video)

Alfalfa's "Our Gang" Debut In "Beginner's Luck" (1935) (video)

 

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer wasn't a member of the gang yet...

...when he and his brother Harold first appeared in this 1935 short.

Here, they're competing in a kids' talent show as "Tom and Jerry, The Arizona Nightingales."

Even in his debut, Alfalfa's dubious singing skills are already on display...

...and it's easy to see why producer Hal Roach made him a regular member of Our Gang.


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Alfalfa's "Our Gang" Debut In "Beginner's Luck" (1935) (video)

Super-Gooey Pie Fight In Little Rascals' "Shivering Shakespeare" (1930) (video)

This early Little Rascals short starts out with a hurled dainty or two...

...and ends with one of the gooey-est pie fights ever.

A highlight of the scene is an imaginative early use of slow-motion.

For the topper, an unpopular teacher gets the works.


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Super-Gooey Pie Fight In Little Rascals' "Shivering Shakespeare" (1930) (video)

Spanky's Adorable Debut As A Little Rascal ("Free Eats", 1932) (video)

George "Spanky" McFarland appeared in his first "Little Rascals" short in 1932.

The precocious tyke from Dallas, Texas was only 3 years old.

As fellow rascal "Breezy" Brisbane (Kendall McComas) urged Spanky to tell a story...
...the director wisely let the camera roll without interruption.

Spanky's natural charm won the hearts of audiences everywhere...
...and over the next decade he starred in more than 80 short films.


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Spanky's Adorable Debut As A Little Rascal ("Free Eats", 1932) (video)

Our Gang's "Darla" Grown Up In Horror Thriller "The Bat" (1959) (video)

Our Gang's "Darla" Grown Up In Horror Thriller "The Bat" (1959)

(SPOILERS!)

Our Gang's beloved leading lady, Darla Hood, seen here in "Our Gang Follies of 1938"...

...made a rare adult appearance in the 1959 horror thriller "The Bat."

The spooky film also features Agnes Moorehead and Vincent Price.

Darla's character is just as sweet and lovable as ever...

...but she comes to a shockingly bad end.

READ OUR REVIEW OF "THE BAT" HERE


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Our Gang's "Darla" Grown Up In Horror Thriller "The Bat" (1959) (video)

When John Wayne Met "Our Gang" (video)

When John Wayne Met "Our Gang"

Shirley Jean Rickert (Our Gang: "Love Business", 1931)
Shirley Jean and John Wayne in "Neath the Arizona Skies" (1934)

Mary Kornman (Our Gang: "Little Sherlocks", 1922)
Mary and John Wayne in "The Desert Trail" (1935)

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (Our Gang: "The Our Gang Follies of 1938")

Carl had a small but memorable role in the 1953 John Wayne film "Island in the Sky."
Which also featured Darryl Hickman of Our Gang's "Going to Press" (1942).
 
Carl would go on to play another pilot in Wayne's 1954 film "The High and the Mighty."
As did Our Ganger Scotty Beckett in a bit part.

But neither appeared onscreen together with Duke in either film.


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When John Wayne Met "Our Gang" (video)