School Begins

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School Begins
School Begins poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Anthony Mack
Written byRobert A. McGowan
H. M. Walker
Produced byRobert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 17, 1928 (1928-11-17)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages 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. [1] However, a copy is preserved in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. [4]

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Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

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References

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