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Post by myhomeo on Feb 8, 2022 16:21:09 GMT -5
SALUTIN' OLD GLORY
Another of the series of patriotic flag-wavers featuring kiddies dancing in an effort to boost morale.
The plans included boys dressed as Uncle Sam jitterbug dancing with girls dressed as Lady Liberty, tap-dancing military cadets, and a series of children dressed as historical figures singing a rousing song.
The episode was put on the back burner and ultimately canceled when it suddenly occurred to the film-makers the Gang wasn't actually in it. There was some discussion about maybe cutting to them sitting in the audience watching the show but it was felt that might detract from the action.
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Post by tboneator64 on Mar 10, 2022 19:44:09 GMT -5
DOPEY DETECTIVES (1944)
In this proposed sequel to LITTLE MISS PINKERTON (1943), Janet forms a Detective Agency with Buckwheat, Froggy and Mickey, in the wake of their success in nabbing the crooks from that previous short.
If you think this sounds a lot like the final ‘Our Gang’ Roach comedy HIDE AND SHREIK (1938), you’re right! Unfortunately, MGM failed to acquire the story rights from Hal Roach, and so a complete remake couldn’t be made. Besides that, the Bogeyman costumes and an Amusement Park set were not available. Instead, the ‘Our Gang’ had to make do with a cheap Science Lab set and some Nurse outfits, along with a much older Leonard “Percy” Landry, who in this steaming dog pile script was called upon to very awkwardly ride the same size Tricycle he rode while at Roach 6 years earlier, despite this having absolutely nothing to do with the story line!
While DOPEY DETECTIVES was never released, and the shot footage is no longer known to be extant, it has long been rumored this lost short made its LITTLE MISS PINKERTON predecessor look like CITIZEN KANE (1941) by comparison.
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Post by myhomeo on Aug 7, 2022 17:36:58 GMT -5
OUR GANG: THE OPERA
This was a project discussed during the brief period when Hal Roach Studios was doing business with Mussolini and the Fascist Italian government.
The plan was for a feature film starring the Our Gang kids funded by Mussolini's government, crafted to appeal to American and Italian audiences.
The original premise nowadays plays vaguely like a mash-up of FOLLIES OF 38 and FANTASIA, with Alfalfa dozing off in class studying great operas after meeting a pretty girl (Later scripts specified Darla) and imagining himself as various heroes from classic Italian operas who would then do heroic deeds and win her heart. Other Gang kids would play various supporting roles. Since the character of Butch had yet to be established, Spanky was usually cast as Alfalfa's rival for the girl's affections.
There were numerous problems in developing the project, most notably the kids' limited experience in and ability to pull off singing opera.
Ultimately, however, the project was junked when the political situation made the whole idea untenable.
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Post by rascalstooge on Oct 31, 2022 11:58:51 GMT -5
The Alfalfa Show-invited to work at an experimental TV station, Alfalfa hosts a TV talk show. Porky is his sidekick. Alfalfa, seated behind a desk, interviews guests from various walks of life. Darla leads the show's house band. The show is canceled after a few episodes when a comedy skit goes awry, almost destroying the set. Featuring Bud Jamison as the station's exasperated manager.
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Post by rascalstooge on Jan 9, 2023 12:51:42 GMT -5
KIDS' TOUR-When someone associated with the Rascals-Gang found out about the Three Stooges' "Kook's Tour" he thought "If the Stooges can do a travelogue, why can't we?". Spanky, Darla, Stymie, Joe Cobb, Buckwheat and others take trips to numerous places in North and South America and engage in their usual mischief. When the Stooges' manager Norman Maurer found out about the project his attorney got an injunction ordering Kids' Tour cancelled.
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Post by tboneator64 on Jan 12, 2023 23:52:06 GMT -5
HAL ROACH'S RASCALS AT 100 or 'OUR GANG:' THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS (2022):
With the Rascals 100th anniversary fast approaching, it was decided that it would be a real hoot for the old gang to get back together and make a comedy short like they used to! The powers that be even had two really clever titles to kick off the Rascals second century!! How the second title came about was when it was decided the story line would be that the gang finally end up in prison due to their ongoing shenanigans.
The only problem was nearly none of them were around anymore! It was and "Remains" a "Grave" situation!!
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