Warner Home Video

The contents of the videos released by this company are made up of Our Gang shorts produced by MGM between 1938 and 1944. All prints are complete and original. Also visit the MGM/UA Home Video page.

releases:

Broadway Melody Of 1940 (DVD)

Released Apr. 22, 2003. Contents:

Broadway Melody Of 1940
Cole Porter In Hollywood: Begin The Beguine (documentary)
The Big Premiere (no. 189)
theatrical trailer:Broadway Melody Of 1940

Ziegfeld Girl (DVD)

Released Apr. 6, 2004. Contents:

Ziegfeld Girl
A New Romance Of Celluloid: We Must Have Music
Melodies Old And New (no. 204)
Too Beautiful To Last (outtake)
We Must Have Music (outtake)
theatrical trailer: Ziegfeld Girl
theatrical trailer: The Great Ziegfeld
theatrical trailer: Ziegfeld Follies

The Marx Brothers Collection (5 DVD set)

Released May 4, 2004. The first three discs are also available separately, but not the one with the Our Gang shorts. Contents:

A Day At The Races

A Day At The Races (starring the Marx Brothers)
On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (documentary)
A Night At The Movies (starring Robert Benchley)
Gallopin! Gals (cartoon)
Mama's New Hat (cartoon)
Old Smokey (cartoon)
Musical Outtake: A Message From The Man In The Moon (audio only)
Leo Is On The Air (audio only radio promo)
theatrical trailer:A Day At The Races

A Night In Casablanca

A Night In Casablanca (starring the Marx Brothers)
Acrobatty Bunny (starring Bugs Bunny)
So You Think You're A Nervous Wreck (starring Joe McDoakes)

A Night At The Opera

A Night At The Opera (starring the Marx Brothers)
Remarks On Marx (documentary)
The Hy Gardner Show (with guest Groucho Marx)
Sunday Night At The Trocadero (featuring cameos by various stars including Groucho Marx) - The Brian Sisters are featured in this short.
How To Sleep (starring Robert Benchley)
theatrical trailer: A Night At The Opera

Room Service & At The Circus

Side A

Room Service (starring the Marx Brothers)
Party Fever (no. 171)
The Daffy Doc (starring Daffy Duck)
theatrical trailer: Room Service

Side B

At The Circus (starring the Marx Brothers)
Dog Daze (no. 182)
Jitterbug Follies (cartoon)
theatrical trailer: At The Circus

Go West & The Big Store

Side A

Go West (starring the Marx Brothers)
Quicker 'N A Wink (a Pete Smith Specialty)
Cavalcade Of San Francisco (a Fitzpatrick Traveltalk)
The Milky Way (cartoon)
Leo Is On The Air (radio promo)
theatrical trailer: Go West

Side B

The Big Store (starring the Marx Brothers)
Flicker Memories
Officer Pooch (cartoon)
Where There's Music (audio musical outtake)
theatrical trailer: The Big Store

Our Gang's Favorite - Alfalfa (DVD)

Released Oct. 6, 2005. Or perhaps not. It appears that only promotional copies were made of this disc. Contents:

Alfalfa's Aunt (no. 176)
Alfalfa's Double (no. 187)
Cousin Wilbur (no. 180)
Auto Antics (no. 183)

Laurel And Hardy Collection (2 DVD set)

Released Apr. 18, 2006. Contents:

Disc One

The Devil's Brother (starring Laurel & Hardy)
Bonnie Scotland (starring Laurel & Hardy)

Disc Two

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story - This is a documentary that includes the following Our Gang-related clips:

The Fourth Alarm! (no. 53) - A clip lasting 0:07 is included, showing Jay and Abie
School's Out (no. 102) - A clip lasting 0:06 is included, showing the kids in Miss Crabtree's car.
Love Business (no. 104) - Three clips are shown back-to-back. The first, lasting 0:08, shows the opening title. The second, lasting 0:13, shows the talking titles. And the third, lasting 0:33, shows Chubby and Dorothy. Later, another clip with Chubby and Dorothy is shown, lasting 0:21.
The Pooch (no. 115) - Two clips are shown back-to-back. The first, lasting 0:05, shows the gang sitting on the curb. The second, lasting 0:13, shows the gang letting Stymie back into their ranks.
Wild Poses (no. 125) - A clip lasting 0:25 is included, showing Laurel & Hardy.
Hi'-Neighbor! (no. 126) - A clip lasting 0:22 is included, showing Jane's first look at Jerry's fire engine. Later, a succession of clips is shown. The first, lasting 0:29, shows the gang deciding to build their own fire engine. This is followed by two clips totaling 0:04, showing the boys carrying the scraps that will be used. The last shows Spanky handing Stymie the wheel, and lasts 0:08. Later still, a clip lasting 0:07 is included, showing the finished product. Towards the end of the documentary, a clip lasting 0:03 is included, showing the downhill race.
Our Gang Follies Of 1938 (no. 162) - A clip lasting 0:20 is included, showing Alfalfa introducing opera to the kids. Later, there's a clip lasting 0:01, showing the kids at their table in Club Spanky. At the end of the documentary, a clip lasting 0:33 is included, showing the final number and end title.
Aladdin's Lantern (no. 172) - A clip lasting 0:05 is included, showing Leonard and Junior entering the audience. Later, a clip lasting 0:04 is included, showing Darla's number.
Clown Princes (no. 179) - A clip lasting 0:04 is included, showing the opening title. A little later, two clips are shown back-to-back. The first shows Alfalfa singing, and lasts 0:26, and the second shows the disastrous ending, and lasts 0:19. Still later, a clip lasting 0:02 is included, showing Alfalfa bowing.
Cousin Wilbur (no. 180) - A clip lasting 0:02 is included, showing the gang giving each other the high sign.
Once Over Lightly (starring Johnny Downs) - A clip lasting 0:38 is included.
Jay R. Smith interview - A clip lasting 0:17 (with 0:09 audio only) is included.
Dorothy DeBorba interview - Two clips are included. The first lasts 0:11 (with 0:04 audio only), and the second lasts 0:07 (with 0:02 audio only).
Jackie Taylor interview - Three clips are included. The first lasts 0:15 (with 0:03 audio only), the second lasts 0:11 (with 0:03 audio only), and the third lasts 0:03, and is audio only in its entirety.
George Sidney interview - Seven clips are included. The first lasts 0:17 (with 0:06 audio only), the second lasts 0:14 (with 0:10 audio only), the third lasts 0:09 (with 0:04 audio only), the fourth lasts 0:18 (with 0:07 audio only), the fifth lasts 0:09 (with 0:07 audio only), the sixth lasts 0:19 (with 0:14 audio only), and the seventh lasts 0:07 (with 0:05 audio only).
Richard Goldstone interview - Two clips are included. The first lasts 0:18 (with 0:05 audio only), and the second lasts 0:22 (with 0:14 audio only).