The complete series has been dubbed and aired in italy during the 70s, so we know those little rascals so well here too. Get the best deals on comedy drama 16mm movie film stock when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. Get the best deals on 16mm family film stock when you shop the largest online selection at. This is a rare nearmint 16mm blackhawk original print of the pigskin palooka, a 1937 our gang comedy, produced by hal roach, featuring spanky, alfalfa, buckwheat, and the whole gang. Information you can find on this website includes collections, events, publications, black camera, time, location, staff, and other resources. Shorts marked with an asterisk were originally released with a synchronized music and sound effects track. Conselman, mary kelly, nat perrin, arthur sheekman, harry tugend and jack yellen, and was directed by david butler. Pigskin parade is a 1936 american musical comedy film which tells the story of husbandandwife college football coaches who convince a backwoods player to play for their team so they can go to the big game. Fortunately for fans, since mgms attempts to continue the series were lackluster, roach was able to buy back his films. The our gang comedies began in 1922, and lasted until 1944, spanning 221 films. Pigskin definition is the skin of a swine or leather made of it. This photo was circulated to promote the pigskin palooka, a 1937 our gang short comedy film directed by gordon.
Discussion in visual arts started by lasvidfil, jul 17, 2008. Early in the film season, fred quimby of mgm set a projected release date for this. It was the 160th film in the series to be released. This is a complete original print with excellent picture quality. Video introduction from film historian and author richard bann runs for 1. Little rascals dvd box set on the way page 3 steve.
Sidney kibrick in the pigskin palooka 1937 george spanky mcfarland and carl alfalfa switzer in the pigskin palooka. Hearts are thump 1937 rushin ballet 1937 three smart boys 1937 roamin holiday 1937 night n gales 1937 fishy tales 1937 framing youth 1937 the pigskin palooka 1937 mail and female 1937 our gang follies 1938 bear facts 1938 three men in a tub 1938 came the brawn 19. Dont get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. This short was released to coincide with that start of the 1937 1938 football season. Some films not yet named to the registry film registry. The pigskin palooka 1937 10281937 us 11m user score. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of. Im trying to collect all shorts issued by blackhawk super 8, silent and sound. I bought the cabin fever vhs tapes back in the early 90s, and was amazed at how good the films looked having grown up seeing them as patchedupcutup 16mm tv prints, seeing the original mgmroach release versions was an absolute revelation. The little rascals the complete collection 8 dvd set from genius products released late oct. This is a rare nearmint 16mm blackhawk original print of the pigskin palooka, a 1937 our gang comedy, produced by hal roach, featuring spanky, alfalfa, buckwheat, and the. Little rascals alfalfa is wooing darla and his hemanwomanhating friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. He has of course never played the game in his life, which makes it most inconvenient when he returns home and learns he has been volunteered to play in a local game in a few hours. Teachers pet comes with an audio commentary by film historian and author richard bann.
No other sex tube is more popular and features more pigskin scenes than pornhub. I wonder if legend plans on issuing more of these or if this is a one shot deal. Here is a complete listing of the 221 films, listed in the order they were filmed. Most of the outdoor footage was shot in palms, ca and culver city, ca, where i grew up at 3345 mentone ave. The film is also known as the great schnozzle in the united kingdom. While alfalfa was away at military school, his letters to his friends back home bragged about how. Pigskin palooka, the 1937 alfalfa tries to impress darla with stories that hes a big football star at military school, but comes home to find himself recruited for spankys all stars. Movie talk whatever happened with turners colorized movies. Jan 30, 2015 pigskin palooka 1937 our gang hilarity.
It was the 159th our gang short 160th episode, 70th talking short, and 71st talking episode that was released. The roachmgm silents 19271929 these silent our gang shorts were produced by hal roach studios and distributed to theaters by metrogoldwynmayer. The black film centerarchive indiana university bloomington. The discs, along with a 12page booklet, are held in a fourtray digipak designed to look like a hardcover book, with an embossed holofoil cover. At military school, alfalfa has written about his heroic exploits as a football star to the gang at home. From the accompanying booklet our gang is widely regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of american shortform cinema. While alfalfa was away at military school, his letters to his friends back home bragged about how he was a star football player.
Comedy icon our gang little rascals, a list of films by. The pigskin palooka darla believes alfalfa was a football hero at the military academy. The pigskin palooka 1937 1028 1937 us 11m user score. Assisted by buckwheat and spanky, alfalfa inadvertently wins the game. Comedy icon our gang little rascals, a list of films by vince di.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. In the early to mid 80s, turner was colorizing a ton of old black and white films, to the dismay of movie fans. The complete collection 19291938 the original theatrical shorts all in one package. Spanky, alfalfa, porky and buckwheat run away from home to a strange town called jenksville which is as surreal as anything youll find in the twilight zone where the local constable and shopkeeper decides to teach them a lesson. July 28, 2008 generations have grown up with them and now spanky, alfalfa, buckwheat, darla, froggy, pete the pup and the rest of the gang return in their bestloved comedies when genius products and rhi entertainment debuts the little rascals. But the fact is that alfalfa never played a game in his life and borrowed rexs, a classmate. The pigskin palooka 1937 mail and female 1937 our gang follies of 1938 1937. Next to the short, dark blue sailor suit rather short collar flap he also wore a white, i. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The complete collection 1929 1938 the original theatrical shorts all in one package. Mail and female alfalfa sends a love note to darla just before he is elected president of the woman haters club. Saturday, june 12th, 1937, was 42 years before darla hoods very last complete day of life, tuesday, june 12th, 1979. This photo was circulated to promote the pigskin palooka, a 1937 our gang short comedy film directed by gordon douglas. Carl dean alfalfa switzer august 7, 1927 january 21, 1959 was an american child actor, professional dog breeder and hunting guide, most.
The pigskin palooka 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Spankys speedo bike promo film, and a bunch of clips of various shorts and tv appearances. The complete collection dropped into my lap i eagerly dug in to the well put together collection to get a fuller taste for the show. Comedy icon our gang little rascals, a list of films. Each year, we begin the national film registry process anew and start from scratch. Mayme walks out on her husband, pete palooka, after he wins the middleweight championship and shows his proclivity for life in the fast lane. Having written of his football heroics in military school, alfalfa returns home to a heros welcome. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The first film shot, our gang, was the third film released. Discussion in dvd started by marcobiscotti, jul 29, 2004. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips.
I have the 3 hallmarklions gate discs and there is a lot of overlap with the legend discs. The dvds the 80 our gang shorts created between 1929 and 1938 are spread over seven dvds, with an eight disc for extras. Download our gang little rascals torrent kickasstorrents. Giani am also a very big fan of the little rascal our gang shorts. The complete collection amasses all 80 of these comedy classics, fully restored and uncut, and chronicling hal roachs years with his creation before selling the rights to mgm at the end of the 1930s. The pigskin palooka 1937 mail and female 1937 our gang follies of 1938 1937 canned fishing 1938. Note this does not include the our gang comedies that were produced after the studio stole away hals idea and fired him.
This short was released to coincide with that start of the 19371938 football. You are playing a round of golf for the entire pro football season with each hole corresponding to the football week. Video introduction from tv host tom hutten runs for 53 seconds, hutten roecounts introducing the little rascals and some of his favorite moments from the shorts. All films are two reels 20 minutes long, except spook spoofing, which is three reels 30 minutes long. When slippery fight manager knobby walsh happens to discover joes surprising punching power, he signs him. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Second, while alfalfa switzer definitely overacted, the plot worked well and the film quite clever. Unlike most motion pictures of its time that featured children based in fantasy, producercreator hal roach based our gang on the real lives of everyday children at play. Oct 09, 2016 having written of his football heroics in military school, alfalfa returns home to a heros welcome. Jokes are fine, but dont post tactlessinappropriate ones. Darla hood the pigskin palooka comedy short films, comedy tv, darla hood, kids.
So if you voted for a film one year but it was not selected, that vote does not carry over to the next year. Pigskin is now available to watch online through screamfest horror film festivals youtube shorts channel. This hal roach comedy short, the pigskin palooka, is the one hundred sixtieth entry in the our ganglittle rascals series and the seventysecond talkie. The pigskin palooka 1937 mail and female 1937 featuring the heman woman haters club. Provided to youtube by universal music group pigskin hollywood undead notes from the underground unabridged. But frustratingly, much of this material is presented only in the form of clips rather than the whole film or show. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This short borrows its name from foxs pigskin parade, starring judy garland and former rascal johnny downs. Alfalfa fakes being knocked out in order to get out of completing the game. Note that some films were not released in the order they were shot. The 18th hole is the entire playoffs including the super bowl. As an amazon associate, pigskin books earns a small commission from sales made when you follow a link to amazon from this site. This short was released to coincide with that start of the 19371938 football season. Offered is a 1938 original studioissued news service photo of george spanky mcfarland of the hal roach comedy shorts entitled our gang, later renamed the little rascals for television.
The little rascals dvd skokie public library bibliocommons. The film was adapted by jack jevne, arthur kober, gertrude purcell, murray roth and ben ryan from the comic strip. It was directed by gordon douglas, who later made the scifi horror classic, them. Pigskin definition of pigskin by the free dictionary. Film titles in red indicate the film is a lost film. The pigskin palooka is a 1937 our gang short comedy film directed by gordon douglas. The gang makes a movie, with the help of billy, whos brought along his homemovie camera. I believe, and someone please correct me if i am wrong, that blackhawk films actually released all of the hal roach our gangs, that were dated from 1929 to 1938. Hal roach was a genius when he put together the our gang shorts. Heres a complete rundown of the specs for the set from amazon readers. Of course, this led the fans to buy up the black and white versions, and joe sixpack to pick up the colorized versions, so overall sales. Pigskin 2015 is an awardwinning short film cowritten by director jake hammond and cinematographer nicola newton. When cheerleader laurie accepts a date from the dreamy quarterback, a grisly manifestation of her own bodily insecurities pushes her into a selfdestructive nightmare.