Hal Law | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hal Law February 21, 1904 |
| Died | November 14, 1980 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | screenwriter, Film director |
| Years active | 1930s-1940s |
Hal Law (February 21, 1904 - November 14, 1980) was an American short comedy film screenwriter and director. Hal was involved during the 1930s and 1940s, known for short films such as Goin' Fishin' , 1-2-3 Go , Fightin' Fools and Baby Blues as part of the Our Gang, a series of American comedy short produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Born in Chicago, Illinois Hall is best known as a Hal Roach Studios director of the Our Gang short subjects film and as the co-writer, [1] along with Robert A. McGowan, of the series that was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Hal died on November 14, 1980, in Los Angeles, California.
Janet Elizabeth Burston was an American child actress who was the final leading lady in the Our Gang short subjects series, replacing Darla Hood in 1942.
The Our Gang personnel page is a listing of the significant cast and crew from the Our Gang short subjects film series, originally created and produced by Hal Roach which ran in movie theaters from 1922 to 1944.
The following is a complete list of the 220 Our Gang short films produced by Hal Roach Studios and/or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer between 1922 and 1944, numbered by order of release along with production order.
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Dancing Romeo is a 1944 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Cyril Endfield. Produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 220th and final Our Gang short to be released.
Our Gang is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the producer of the Laurel and Hardy films, Our Gang shorts were produced from 1922 to 1944, spanning the silent film and early sound film periods of American cinema. Our Gang is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively natural way; Roach and original director Robert F. McGowan worked to film the unaffected, raw nuances apparent in regular children, rather than have them imitate adult acting styles. The series also broke new ground by portraying white and black children interacting as equals during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation in the United States.
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Goin' Fishin' is a 1940 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 191st Our Gang short to be released.
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William M. Newell was an American film actor.
David L. Snell was a pianist, conductor, composer and music director. He composed the music for over 170 shorts, series or feature films.
John Sheehan was an American actor and vaudeville performer. After acting onstage and in vaudeville for several years, Sheehan began making films in 1914, starring in a number of short films. From 1914 to 1916, he appeared in over 60 films, the vast majority of them film shorts.
Arthur Martinelli was an American cinematographer whose career spanned from the silent era through the golden age of American movies. During that time he shot over 100 films. A pioneer in the industry, he was the cinematographer to film the first movie to star Ethel and John Barrymore.
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