Comedy · United States of America · 1928 · 20m

School Begins

School Begins poster
Director
Robert A. McGowan
Cast
Joe Cobb as Joe Jean Darling as Jean Allen 'Farina' Hoskins as Farina Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins as Wheezer Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann Harry Spear as Harry
Crew
Art Lloyd — Director of Photography Richard C. Currier — Editor Robert A. McGowan — Story Robert F. McGowan — Producer Hal Roach — Producer
Synopsis

One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual of returning to school during the first week of September. School begins and some gang members are forging notes from their mother wanting out. Then too-young Wheezer parades by the school with escaped circus seals following him, causing a disturbance.

Mood & Themes
silent filmshort film
Key Collaborators
Robert A. McGowan Director Art Lloyd Director of Photography Richard C. Currier Editor Robert A. McGowan Story Robert F. McGowan Producer Hal Roach Producer
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