Our Gang Follies Of 1938
film no. 162
availability:
- The Little Rascals Remastered & Unedited Vol. 12
(VHS) from Cabin Fever and
- The Little Rascals Remastered & Unedited Volume
Two (4 LD set) from Cabin Fever
- Released July 6, 1994. Also released as part of 12 VHS boxed set. This is a complete original print with
excellent picture quality. The total footage lasts 21:16. This version has appeared on numerous bootlegs. There's
also a clip lasting 0:01 included in the opening advertisement of all the Cabin Fever VHS releases, showing Porky in
Club Spanky. There's also a clip lasting 0:01 included in the opening montage of all the Cabin Fever releases,
showing Cab Buckwheat.
- The Little Rascals Remastered & Unedited Vol. 11 &
Vol. 12 (DVD) from Cabin Fever
- Same contents as the Cabin Fever VHS releases. Also released as part of
The Little Rascals Remastered & Unedited (6 DVD
set).
- Our Gang Comedies (VHS) from
Viking Video Classics
- Released 1986. This is an original print.
- Our Gang Comedies (VHS) from
Parade Video
- Released Nov. 11, 1998. This is in EP mode.
- Our Gang Comedies (DVD) from
PC Treasurea, Inc.
- The Little Rascals Two Pack (2 VHS
set) from Brentwood Home Video
- Released in 1994. The second VHS is Little Rascals Scrapbook Volume Two, and contains a nearly
complete print, but without the MGM lion. It also contains a clip lasting 0:08 showing Alfalfa crooning, a clip
lasting 0:04 showing Cab Buckwheat, a clip lasting 0:02 showing Darla, a clip lasting 0:02 showing Porky, a
clip lasting 0:03 again showing Alfalfa crooning, a clip 0:03 showing Spanky, and a clip lasting 0:09 showing
the last shot in the film, with narration added.
- The Little Rascals Comedy Classics Vol. 2
(VHS) from Republic Pictures Home Video
- Released Apr. 1991. This is a home movie print from Blackhawk. The opening title is remade, but the crew
credits and end title are original. The picture quality is very good. The original footage totals 21:09, but the
original soundtrack lasts an additional 0:13.
- The Little Rascals - Funniest Episodes
(5 VHS set) from GoodTimes Home Video
- Released June 25, 2002.
- The Best Of Our Gang Volume 1 (DVD)
from GoodTimes Home Video
- Released June 1, 2004. Also included as part of
The Best Of Our Gang Volumes 1 & 2 (2 DVD
set). This version has also appeared in bootleg form.
- Hal Roach's Little Rascals In Our Gang/Shirley Temple
Classics (2 DVD set) from Disc Plaza
- Laurel and Hardy and Friends - Volume Two
(LD) from Nostalgia Archive
- Laurel and Hardy and Friends (DVD) from
Hal Roach Studios
- Released Mar. 23, 1999.
- Laurel and Hardy and Friends - Volume Eight
(VHS) from Hal Roach Studios
- Released June 1, 1999.
- The Little Rascals & Our Gang Collection Vol.
1 (DVD) from Janus Entertainment, Inc.
- Also compiled with Vol. 2 into a 2 DVD set entitled
The Little Rascals Our Gang Collector's
Edition.
- The Little Rascals Collection (5 DVD
set) from Passport Video
- Released July 13, 2004. This included the entire film, but there are also 4 clips included in the main
menu of all 5 DVDs. The 1st lasts 0:02, and shows Alfalfa singing. The 2nd lasts 0:02, and shows Spanky. The 3rd
lasts 0:02, and shows Porky. The 4th lasts 0:02, and shows Philip MacMahon. There are also 4 clips included in the
documentary Kid Stuff: Inside Hollywood's Child Stars. The 1st lasts 0:03, and shows the final song.
The 2nd lasts 0:18, and shows Alfalfa crooning. The 3rd lasts 0:22, and shows the final song. The 4th lasts
0:04, and shows the four discouraged sailor boys.
- Our Gang Comedies (3 LD set) from
MGM/UA Home Video
- Released 1994.
- Our Gang (VHS)
- Our Gang Festival
- Also included as part of
50 Movie Pack Comedy Classics (12 DVD set)
from Treeline Films, released 2004. This is the Blackhawk
print.
- The Little Rascals Book XI (VHS) from
Blackhawk Video
- This is the Blackhawk print.
- The Our Gang Collection (VHS)
- Our Gang - 3 Features (VHS/DVD)
from Platinum Disc Corporation
- VHS released Jan. 11, 2000. DVD also packaged as part of
Comedy Classics, Vol. 2: Our Gang/The Road To
Bali (2 DVDs),
Family Classics: The East Side Kids/Our
Gang/The Road To Bali (3 DVDs), both released June 29, 1999, and
Slapstick Comedy Greats (3 DVD set),
released Dec. 10, 2002, and Comedy At Its Best
(4 DVDs), released Dec. 10, 2002.
- Our Gang Featuring "Follies Of 1938"
(VHS) from Sterling Entertainment Group
- Hollywood Favorites - Our Gang Comedies
(VHS)
- National Lampoon's Golf Punks/Our Gang 2
Pack (2 DVDs)
- Released Dec. 2002.
- Our Gang Comedies And Laurel & Hardy
(DVD)
- Our Gang Follies - The Original Little
Rascals
- The Little Rascals (2 DVD set) from
TV Time
- TV Time Comedy 100 TV Episodes (10 DVD set)
from TV Time
- Comedy Classics (DVD) from
Vintage Home Entertainment
- Released May 18, 2004.
- Hal Roach's Little Rascals: Our Gang
(DVD) from Family DVD Store
- Two Reelers - Comedy Classics 6 (VHS)
from Video Yesteryear
- Our Gang Hollywood Classics Collectors
Edition
- Released Sep. 21, 1999.
- "Our Gang" Comedies Presents The Little
Rascals (3 VHS set) from AmVest Video
- Released 1989.
- Amos N' Andy (DVD)
- Three Stooges, Little Rascals & East Side Kids
Collection (5 DVD set) from
Diamond Ent. Corp.
- Released Aug. 30, 2005.
- Classic Troublemakers (3 DVD set) from
St. Clair Entertainment
- Released Oct. 25, 2005.
- Our Gang (DVD) from
Quality Television
- Released July 24, 2006. Also included as part of
Our Gang: Terrific Tot Tales (2 DVD set)
released Apr. 24, 2007.
- The Little Rascals (PAL DVD)
- Harold Lloyd & Friends (PAL DVD)
- Little Rascals Varieties (VHS/DVD)
from GoodTimes Home Video
- Included as part of
Our Gang Collector Series 4 Pack (4 DVD
set) released Mar. 21, 2001 and
Our Gang Collector Series 5 Pack (5 DVD
set) released Mar. 2004. The latter was also released as a 5 VHS
set in Feb. 2002. Also included as part of
The Best Of Our Gang Volume 2 (DVD)
released June 1, 2004. Almost the entire film is included, entitled "Club Spanky," and lasting
20:50.
- Rascal Dazzle (VHS/LD) from
Embassy Home Entertainment
- Original film released 1981. Video released 1984. Eight clips from this film are included. The first
lasts 0:06, is part of the opening montage, and shows Alfalfa crooning. The second clip lasts 4:21, and shows the
beginning of the film up to the point when Alfalfa signs his contract. This is followed by a clip lasting 1:34,
showing Alfalfa returning to take a nap and starting to dream. This is followed by a clip lasting 1:52, showing
Alfalfa's failed opera debut. This is followed by a clip lasting 1:54, showing Alfalfa singing his final number.
The sixth clip lasts 0:07, and shows Alfalfa's name in lights, with music and narration added. The seventh clip
lasts 0:57, and shows Annabella Logan. The eighth clip lasts 1:21, and shows the beginning of the Club Spanky
performance.
- Jackie Remembers Our Gang - Memories From Little Rascals
Family Theater (VHS/DVD) from
Jackie Taylor
- Three clips from this film are included. The first lasts 0:02, and shows Cab Buckwheat. The second
lasts 0:04, and shows the Club Spanky scene. The third lasts 0:06, and shows the opening footage.
- Jackie Remembers Our Gang - The Silent Era
(VHS/DVD) from Jackie Taylor
- A clip lasting 0:07 is included, showing Cab Buckwheat, with narration added.
- The Our Gang Story (VHS/DVD) from
GoodTimes Home Video
- VHS released 1994. DVD released May 21, 2002. Also included as part of
Our Gang Collector Series 4 Pack (4 DVD
set), released Mar. 21, 2001,
Our Gang Collector Series 5 Pack (5
VHS/DVD set), released Feb. 2002 (VHS) and Mar. 2004 (DVD), and
The Best Of Our Gang Volume 1 (2 DVD set)
released June 1, 2004. A clip lasting 0:34 is included, showing the kids at the table in Club Spanky. Another clip
lasting 0:52 is included, showing Alfalfa's opening number. Both clips have narration added. A third clip lasting
0:23 is included, showing the final number.
- Our Gang Comedy Festival (VHS/DVD)
from GoodTimes Home Video
- Copyrighted in 1986 by Movietime Inc. Released on VHS in 1987, it was made available on DVD in 2000. The
VHS is also part of a collection called
Our Gang Collector Series 5 Pack in 2002. The DVD
was also part of a collection called
Our Gang Collector Series 4 Pack in 2001, which
was superseded by
Our Gang Collector Series 5 Pack in Mar. 2004. It
was also included as part of the
Our Gang Double Feature released June 25, 2002,
The Best Of Our Gang Volume 2 released June 1,
2004, and The TV Laugh Pack DVD (released
Dec. 6, 2005). A clip lasting 0:24 is included, showing the beginning of the film. This is followed by a clip
lasting 1:06, showing Alfalfa's first opera performance. This is followed by a clip lasting 2:10, showing
Alfalfa returning with his contract. This is followed by a clip lasting 12:27, showing Alfalfa's dream sequence
and his crooning performance.
- Our Gang Comedy Festival II
(VHS/DVD) from GoodTimes Home Video
- VHS first released 1989. The initials 'GT' are superimposed in the right-hand corner
throughout the print, and the VHS is in LP mode. This VHS was included as part of the
Our Gang Collector Series 5 Pack released Feb.
2002, while the DVD was included as part of a 5 DVD set of the same name released Mar. 2004. A clip lasting 0:06 is
included, showing Buckwheat leading the band. Another clip lasting 0:10 is included, showing the opening of the film.
This is followed by a clip lasting 1:08, showing Spanky and Darla's opening number. This is followed by a clip
lasting 1:38, showing Alfalfa with the opera impresario. This is followed by a clip lasting 1:02, showing
Annabella Logan. This is followed by a clip lasting 0:10, showing Cab Buckwheat. Another clip lasting 0:30 is
included, showing the final song and the end title.
- Classic Comedy Teams (VHS) from
GoodTimes Home Video
- A clip lasting 0:04 is included in the introduction, showing the final song. Another clip lasting
3:50 is included, taken from various parts of the film. Another clip lasting 0:01 is included, showing the final
shot of the film.
- Hal Roach's Rascals 3-Tape Set (3
VHS set) and
- Hal Roach's Rascals (DVD) from
Brentwood Video
- VHS released Feb. 2000. DVD also included in a 2 DVD set with same-named volume. Included is a
documentary entitled Hollywood Hall Of Fame, with 4 clips from this film. The 1st lasts 0:08, and shows Alfalfa
taking the stage. The 2nd lasts 0:24, and shows Alfalfa crooning. The 3rd lasts 0:12, and shows Alfalfa getting
food thrown at him. And the 4th lasts 0:02, and shows the three swooners.
- Laurel And Hardy Collection (2 DVD set)
from Warner Home Video
- Released Apr. 18, 2006. Includes a documentary entitled "Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts
Story. This documentary contains three clips from this film. The first lasts 0:20, and shows Alfalfa's first song.
The second lasts 0:01, and shows the kids in Club Spanky. The third lasts 0:33, and shows the last song and the
end title.
technical details:
Production G-39.
Filmed in late summer 1937. The scene with the big Club Spanky musical number was filmed on Sep. 7th.
Released December 18, 1937. It was the 162nd film in the series to be released. According
to a handwritten message on the back of a photo taken of the black kids in this film, the film had just been released on
Dec. 11th. This is also the source of the Sep. 7th reference shown above.
Copyrighted December 21, 1937, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation. Registration no. LP7680. Since the
copyright was not renewed, this film is now in the public domain.
All-talking two-reeler.
Opening title: 'Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents "Our Gang Follies Of 1938".'
King World Productions episode no. 22, available in both colorized and original black-and-white versions. This
version is listed as "Follies Of 1938."
the crew:
- Produced by Hal Roach
- The film is credited as "A Hal Roach Production." The 1977 edition of Maltin & Bann's
book shows the credit as "Produced by Hal Roach for M-G-M."
- Associate Producer: S. S. Van Keuren
- Not listed by Maltin & Bann. This credit appears in the film.
- Directed by Gordon Douglas
- This credit appears in the film.
- Photography: Art Lloyd, A. S. C.
- This credit appears in the film.
- Film Editor: William Ziegler
- This credit appears in the film.
- Sound: W. B. Delaplain
- Not listed by Maltin & Bann. This credit appears in the film.
- Musical Director: Marvin Hatley
- Not listed by Maltin & Bann. This credit appears in the film.
- Dances Staged by Bud Murray
- Not listed by Maltin & Bann. This credit appears in the film.
- Script Girl: Ellen Corby
- As revealed in the photo in Maltin & Bann's book.
- Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- It appears that M-G-M helped to finance this film. The leader at either end of the 35mm prints
refers to it as "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Musical." Normally, it reads "Hal Roach
Comedy."
- Passed by the National Board of Review
- As indicated in the film.
- Western Electric System
- As indicated in the film.
- Approved by the Production Code Adminstration of the Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America
- studio personnel
- vice president in charge of production - S. S. Van Keuren
- secretary-treasurer - Mat O'Brien
- Roach's assistant on production activities - Lawrence Tarver
- film editor and sound department - Elmer Raguse
- story department - Jack Jevne
- property department - W. L. Stevens
- process department - Roy Seawright
- still photographer -
Bud "Stax" Graves
- men's wardrobe - Harry Black
- transportation director - Bob Davis
- school teacher - Fern Carter
- possible uncredited involvement
- writing - James Parrott, Hal Law, Felix
Adler, Harry Langdon and Gordon Douglas may have been among the gag writers.
- property department - Charles Oelze was probably
involved in this capacity.
the kids:
- Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer as "Alfalfa"
- Lead role. Referred to as "Alfalfa the Great" on the neon signs. He gives up crooning in favor
of opera.
- George "Spanky" McFarland as "Spanky"
- Featured role. He runs the show, both as a kid and twenty years later in the Club Spanky sequence, where
he's addressed as "Mr. Spanky."
- Eugene "Porky" Lee as "Porky"
- Featured role. He accompanies Alfalfa throughout the film. This was, incidentally, Porky's favorite
Our Gang film.
- Darla Hood as "Darla"
- Supporting role. She's featured in three musical acts.
- Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas as "Buckwheat" aka "Cab Buckwheat"
- Supporting role. He leads the band, both in the barn and at Club Spanky.
- Georgia Jean LaRue
- Small part. She sings to Philip MacMahon during the Love Bug act.
- Philip MacMahon
- Small part. He sings to Georgia Jean LaRue during the Love Bug act.
- Annabella Logan
- Small part. She sings the "Loch Lomond." She was actually Scotch, and the niece of Ella
Logan.
- Clifford Severn, Jr., as "Richard"
- Small part. He's the waiter who speaks with Spanky.
- Betsy Gay
- Small part. She's the blonde girl among the three heavy sighers in the audience, and the one that
stands up and says 'Where's the king of the crooners?'
- girl 162
- Small part. She's the middle sighing girl in the audience.
- Dickie Jones as "Dickie"
- Small part. He handles the curtains, and is also in the Love Bug act, as the upper-class boy at the
far right.
- Gloria Brown
- Small part. Not listed by Maltin & Bann. She's the tallest of the hula girls during the final
number, and is also one of the chorus girls in the first number, the first of the two girls with the letter 'L' on
her sweater. She's also the middle Bowery girl.
- Laura June Williams
- Small part. Not listed by Maltin & Bann. She's the girl to the right among the hula
girls.
- Gloria Hurst
- Small part. She's the blonde girl among the hula girls.
- Joe "Corky" Geil
- Small part. He's the Scottish dancer at the far right, and is also
carrying a sign at the beginning of the film with Dickie Jones. He's also the left Bowery boy.
- Bobby Crockett
- Small part. A 1938 casting directory states that he appeared in this film, and it looks like he's
second from the left among the boys in kilts.
- Bill Cody, Jr.
- Small part. It looks like he's to the far left among the boys in kilts.
- Dorothy Horner
- Small part. The 1938 directory states that she had a week's contract on this film. She's the girl
wearing the sweater with the exclamation point.
- Helen Westcott
- Small part. It appears that she's the girl wearing the 'I' sweater during Spanky's
opening number.
- girl 151
- Small part. She's the second girl with an 'L' on her sweater.
- Frances Bowling
- Small part. She appears to be the girl with the 'O' on her sweater. She's also the Bowery
girl to the right.
- Camille Williams
- Small part. She appears to be the girl with the 'E' on her sweater. She might also be middle girl
in the refined Club Spanky group.
- Nora Rita Stein
- Small part. The 1938 directory states that she was in this film. She appears to be the girl wearing the
'F' sweater.
- Bobbie Hickman
- Small part. He's listed by Maltin & Bann for this film and would be one of the black kids, but
I'm not sure which one. I'm guessing he's a musician in one or both of Buckwheat's bands, as he
doesn't look like one of the dancers.
- boy 141
- Small part. He's Gloria Brown's dance partner in the Bowery group.
- Henry Lee
- Bit part. He does an unseen harmonica act with Harold, and is also part of the last number. The 1977
edition of Maltin & Bann's book and Maltin's earlier The Great Movie Shorts both list Alvin
Buckelew.
- Harold Switzer
- Bit part. He does the unseen harmonica act with Henry Lee, and is also part of the last
number.
- Tommy McFarland as "Tommy"
- Bit part. He does an unseen act when Alfalfa returns with his contract.
- Baby Patsy May
- Bit part. It appears that she's one of the hat check girls. She was at least present during the
filming of this short, as revealed by a photograph.
- Billy Diamond
- Extra. As Alfalfa starts crooning and the girls all deeply sigh, Billy sighs, too.
- Robert Winckler
- Extra. He's seen carrying the second sign at the beginning of the film, and is also a member of the
audience during the revue. Maltin & Bann list him as Robert Winkler.
- Paul Hilton
- Extra. He sits at the table to the left of the table with the main kids in the Club Spanky
sequence.
- Darwood Kaye
- Extra. He's in the back row during the follies sequence, and is at a back table in Club Spanky,
sitting with Harold Switzer.
- girl 160
- Extra. She sits directly behind the middle girl among the three swooners in the
audience.
- Daniel Boone
- Extra. He's in the balcony to the far right.
- John Collum
- Extra. He's in the audience during the review, but is best seen at Club Spanky as Alfalfa tries to
get away from the impresario.
- Jimmy Sommerville
- Extra. I think he's the blonde boy in the balcony during the opera scene.
- Norman Salling
- Extra. A 1938 directory states that he appeared in this film. He sits at the table closest to the stage
during the Club Spanky sequence, and is seen at the end of Spanky's introduction to the Love Bug
number.
- Dorothy Heinrichs
- Extra. A 1938 directory states that she appeared in this film. She sits at the table closest to the
gang's in Club Spanky.
- Tim Davis
- Extra. He sits at the table behind George Jean LaRue and Philip MacMahon in Club Spanky.
- Rhoda Williams
- Extra. A 1938 directory states that she appeared in this film. I think she might be the girl sitting at
the Club Spanky table directly behind Paul Hilton.
- Roger McGee
- Extra. He's one of the waiters at Club Spanky, and is directly behind Spanky as he announces that
Alfalfa will croon.
- Don Hulbert
- Extra. It appears that he's dancing with a girl on the dancefloor of Club Spanky, and that the two of
them are right behind Darla when she first sees Alfalfa.
- Raymond Rayhill Powell
- Extra. Credited by Maltin & Bann as well as casting directories for appearing in this film. It
appears that he's at the table in Club Spanky right behind the table with the main kids.
- other kids
- Small parts, bit parts and extras. Casting directories state that Billy Minderhout (aka
Mindy), Leona McDowell, Patsy Currier, David Freeman, Tommy E. Braunger, Jeanie
Flickenger, Janet Johnson, Darryl Hickman and Charles Flickinger all appeared in this film, but I
haven't been able to spot them. Presumably, they're purely extras. Maltin & Bann list one kid that I'm not
familiar with: Ada Lynn. They also list Kenneth Wilson, Bobs Watson, Josephine Roberts and
Philip Hurlic, but I don't see any of them in the film. The unidentified kids in the film are listed as
follows, but it should be noted that most, if not all, of the extras are shown in more than one sequence.
(1.) Porky's girlfriend in the Club Spanky sequence.
(2.) Buckwheat's girlfriend in the Club Spanky sequence.
(3.) The one remaining sighing girl in the audience.
(4.) The remaining waiters at Club Spanky.
(5.) The doorman at Club Spanky.
(6.) The other hat check girl at the club, who appears to also be Tommy McFarland's partner in his Follies
act.
(7.) The additional dancers in the Love Bug number, including three boys and three girls from Park Avenue, three
boys and three girls from the Bowery, and five porters and five maids. Among the Park Avenue boys is Dickie Jones, and
among the Bowery girls are Gloria Brown and Frances Bowling, and among the Bowery boys are Joe Geil and boy 141, all noted
above.
(8.) The one remaining Scottish dancer.
(9.) One additional chorus girl, wearing the letter 'S.'
(10.) Two groups of balcony kids, with five boy and three girls in the first, and four boys and three girls in the
second (including those noted above), plus perhaps ten behind the orchestra pit at the opera house.
(11.) Nine musicians in Cab Buckwheat's band. There are at least eight in the Follies band, which are probably
the same. One of the boys is probably Bobbie Hickman.
(12.) At least seven orchestra players plus the conductor.
(13.) Spanky's chauffeur.
(14.) Various pedestrians outside Club Spanky.
(15.) Perhaps 30 additional kids in the Follies audience, most or all of whom are patrons of Club
Spanky.
the animals:
- Leo
- Bit part. The MGM lion appears at the opening of the film.
the adults:
- Henry Brandon as the opera impresario
- Supporting role. Named "Barnaby" in the script, but not on screen. He signs Alfalfa to a
contract and makes him sing in the streets.
- Gino Corrado as the opera singer
- Small part. His rehearsal is interrupted by Alfalfa.
- Wilma Cox as "Miss Jones," the stenographer
- Small part. She draws up the contract for Alfalfa.
- Winstead "Doodles" Weaver as the piano player
- Bit part. He's seen in the background during the scene with the other adults.
the music:
- "Stage-Coach Conversation" by T. Marvin Hatley
- Copyrighted Mar. 20, 1937. This is played over the opening titles and as the kids file into the
barn.
- "King Alfalfa"
- This is sung by Spanky, Darla and the chorus girls to open the review. A closing version is sung to end
the film.
- piece 143
- The introduction to this piece is played to introduce Alfalfa right before he sings "The Barber Of
Seville."
- "The Barber Of Seville" aka "Il barbiere di Siviglia" by Gioachino Rossini
and Cesare Sterbini
- Premiered Feb. 20, 1816. This is sung by Alfalfa as he first takes the stage. It's then sung by Gino
Corrado, and by Alfalfa, at the opera house. Alfalfa sings it again during his unsuccessful performance during the dream
sequence, and then continues while carrying the tin cup.
- "Pick A Star" by R. Alex. Anderson
- This is the harmonica music played as Alfalfa walks out on Spanky.
- "Loch Lomond"
- Originally titled "Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond" and written around 1745. Evan Williams had
a number ten hit with this song in 1912. Maxine Sullivan (with Claude Thornbill's Orchestra) reached number
nine with this song ten days after this film was released. In this film, it's sung by Annabella
Logan.
- "Honolulu Baby" by T. Marvin Hatley
- Copyrighted Oct. 18, 1933. This is played as Alfalfa sits back in the easy chair and starts to doze off.
This song was introduced in the Laurel & Hardy feature "Sons Of The Desert."
- "Interlude" by Leroy Shield
- This is played as Alfalfa's dream sequence begins. This was the last composition submitted to the
Roach studio by Shield, and was written especially for this film.
- piece 162a
- This is played as the kids enter Club Spanky.
- piece 162b
- This is the fanfare played as Cab Buckwheat takes the stage.
- "Follow The Leader"
- Played by the band led by "Cab" Buckwheat.
- "The Love Bug Will Bite You (If You Don't Watch Out)" by Pinky Tomlin
- Published in 1936. This was a number six hit for Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra in 1937. In this film,
it's sung by Darla, with help from Porky, Buckwheat and Georgia Jean LaRue. The alternate title "The Love Bug
Will Get You" applies to this version.
- "That Foolish Feeling" by Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh
- Published in 1936. Lyrics by Adamson and music by McHugh. From the film "Top Of The Town." This
was a number fifteen hit for Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in 1937. In "Our Gang Follies Of 1938," it's
sung by Georgia Jean LaRue.
- "There's No Two Ways About It" by Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh
- Published in 1936. Lyrics by Adamson and music by McHugh. From the films "The Voice Of Bugle
Ann" and "Top Of The Town." In "Our Gang Follies Of 1938," it's sung by Philip
MacMahon.
- "Here Comes The Bride" by Richard Wagner
- Music written in 1841 as the "Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin." This melody ends the
big production number at Club Spanky. Maltin & Bann erroneously credit this as the "Wedding
March."
- "Learn To Croon" by Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston
- Published in 1933. Lyrics by Coslow and music by Johnston. From the film "College Humor." It
was a number three hit for Bing Crosby in 1933. In "Our Gang Follies Of 1938," it's sung by
Alfalfa.
- other music
- The only remaining music is when Alfalfa (twice) practices his singing with 'me me!'
much like he did in "Framing Youth" (no. 159).
miscellaneous:
This film was marketed by MGM as a "special" two-reeler, independent of the regular Our Gang series.
One broadcast of the radio show "George Jessel's 30 Minutes In Hollywood" featured Norma Talmadge, Johnny
Downs, and Our Gang, 'by courtesy of the Hal Roach Studios, fresh from their current picture, "Our Gang Follies
Of 1938".'
The opera house that Alfalfa visits is called the Cosmopolitan Opera House.
When Alfalfa stars in "The Barber Of Seville," a poster on the wall of the opera house reveals that his
co-stars are Toni Tonelli and Bruna Wildman.
The ice cream cones were mashed potatoes whipped up with cotton.
Some reissue and television prints carry the title "Follies Of 1938."
The negative cost on this film was $58,815.
©August 8, 2005, by Robert Demoss.
2005 updates: 8/27, 8/30, 11/7, 12/19.
2006 updates: 1/2, 1/3, 1/15, 1/16, 2/11, 2/13, 2/20, 4/3, 5/16, 6/8,
6/25, 7/25, 10/25.
2007 updates: 2/27, 4/1, 6/15, 10/22, 11/4, 11/25.
2008 updates: 2/26, 3/18, 5/26.
Thanks to Rob Stone, Joe Moore and Paul Mular for assistance on this page.