School Begins

School Begins
School Begins
	Film poster
Directed by	Anthony Mack
Written by	Robert A. McGowan; H. M. Walker
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan; Hal Roach
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 17, 1928;
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated October 27, 2025

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.^[1] 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

References

1 2 "Silent Era: School Begins". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
↑ Lacey, Marc (2011). "New York Times: School Begins". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved March 3, 2024.
↑ "Family Jewels: Child Progeny - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

External links

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[silentera-1] 1 2 "Silent Era: School Begins". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[NY_Times-2] Lacey, Marc (2011). "New York Times: School Begins". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[4] "Family Jewels: Child Progeny - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

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