Commencement Day

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Commencement Day
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Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Mark Goldaine
Written by Hal Roach
H. M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach
Starring Joe Cobb
Jackie Condon
Mickey Daniels
Allen Hoskins
Mary Kornman
Ernie Morrison
Jannie Hoskins
Gabe Saienz
Andy Samuel
Dinah the Mule
Gus Leonard
Lyle Tayo
Dorothy Vernon
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • May 4, 1924 (1924-05-04)
Running time
17:30
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Commencement Day is a 1924 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. [1] [2] It was the 25th Our Gang short subject to be released. [3]

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Plot

Mickey gets in a fight with another boy over Mary. The parents show up for Commencement Day at school and listen to the kids recite and play their musical instruments. Jackie puts pepper in Joe's saxophone. Mickey loses his frog. Farina falls in a well. While the parents are out rescuing Farina, the kids get in a food fight.

Production notes

When the silent Pathé Our Gang comedies were syndicated for television as "The Mischief Makers" in 1960, Commencement Day was retitled Little Red Schoolhouse. This film was also made available for the 16mm home movie market as Graduation Day.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

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References

  1. ↑ "Silent Era: Commencement Day". silentera. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  2. ↑ Hall, Mordaunt (2011). "New York Times: Commencement Day". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  3. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 42–43. Retrieved March 3, 2024.


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