School Begins Explained

School Begins
Director:	Anthony Mack
Producer:	Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach
Cinematography:	Art Lloyd
Editing:	Richard C. Currier
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:	20 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

School Begins is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Anthony Mack.^{[1] [2]} It was the 79th Our Gang short to be released^[3] and was considered to have been lost in the 1965 MGM vault fire. However, a copy is preserved in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.^[4]

Cast

The Gang

• Joe Cobb as Joe
• Jean Darling as Jean
• Allen Hoskins as Farina
• Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
• Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
• Harry Spear as Harry
• Jimmy Farren as Our Gang member
• Pete the Pup as Petie

Additional cast

• May Wallace as Harry's mother

See also

• Our Gang filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silent Era: School Begins. September 14, 2008. silentera.
2. News: New York Times: School Begins. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520161709/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225632/School-Begins/overview. dead. May 20, 2011. September 14, 2008. Marc. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2011. Lacey.
3. Book: Maltin . Leonard . Bann . Richard W. . Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals . 1977 . Crown Publishers . 91 . 978-0-517-52675-0 . 3 March 2024.
4. Web site: Family Jewels: Child Progeny - MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art. June 2, 2019.