Our Gang

Our Gang (sh. Naša banda); također poznat kao i kao The Little Rascals (sh. Mali lupeži) ili Hal Roach's Rascals (sh. Lupeži Hala Roacha) je serija američkih kratkih igranih filmova koja se snimala u Hollywoodu od 1922. do 1944. godine, a koja je za temu imala pustolovine djece iz siromašnih gradskih četvrti. Pokrenuo ju je producent Hal Roach, za čiji je pristup, zajedno sa režiserom Robertom F. McGowanom, bilo karakteristično da inzistira na prirodnom ponašanju djece-glumaca. Filmovi su ispočetka bili nijemi, da bi od 1929. bili zvučni; godine 1938. su autorska prava prodana studiju MGM. Ukupno je snimljeno 220 kratkih i jedan cjelovečernji film pod naslovom General Spanky, a u seriji je u glavnim ulogama nastupilo preko 41 djece glumaca.

Za Our Gang je bilo karakteristično da su među dječjom glumačkom postavom zajedno nastupali bijelci i crnci, a što je bila prilična rijetkost za tadašnji Hollywood, odnosno SAD u eri institucionalne rasne segregacije.

Od završetka snimanja serije bilo je nekoliko pokušaja da se Our Gang ponovno pokrene ili snimi remake, od kojih je najpoznatiji igrani film The Little Rascals iz 1994. godine.

Glumci i ekipa Our Ganga

Dolje je naveden glavni popis djece-glumaca u komedija Our Gang. Navedeni su prema eri u kojoj su se priključili seriji.

Roachov nijemi period

  • Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison (1922–1924)
  • Mickey Daniels (1922–1926)
  • Mary Kornman (1922–1926)
  • Jackie Condon (1922–1928)
  • Allen "Farina" Hoskins (1922–1931)
  • Joe Cobb (1922–1929)
  • Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson (1924–1925)
  • Scooter Lowry (1926–1927)
  • Jay R. Smith (1926–1929)
  • Jean Darling (1926–1929)
  • Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins (1926–1933)
  • Harry Spear (1927–1929)
  • Mary Ann Jackson (1927–1931)
  • Pete the Pup (1930–1938)

Roachovo zvučni period

  • Norman "Chubby" Chaney (1929–1931)
  • Jackie Cooper (1929–1931)
  • Donald Haines (1929–1933)
  • Dorothy DeBorba (1930–1933)
  • Matthew "Stymie" Beard (1930–1935)
  • Jerry Tucker (1931–1938)
  • Kendall McComas (1932)
  • Dickie Moore (1932–1933)
  • George "Spanky" McFarland (1932–1942)
  • Tommy Bond (1932–1934 kao "Tommy," 1937–1940 kao "Butch")
  • Jackie Lynn Taylor (1934 kao "Jane")
  • Scotty Beckett (1934–1935)
  • Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas (1934–1944)
  • Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (1935–1940)
  • Darla Hood (1935–1941)
  • Eugene "Porky" Lee (1935–1939)
  • Darwood "Waldo" Kaye (1937–1940)

MGM period

  • Mickey Gubitosi (Robert Blake) (1939–1944)
  • Billy "Froggy" Laughlin (1940–1944)
  • Janet Burston (1940–1944)

Najznačajnije komedije iz serije Our Gang

Dolje je naveden popis najboljih komedija iz serije Our Gang, prema navodima kritičara i historičara Leonarda Maltina i Richarda W. Banna u njihovoj knjizi The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang).

  • 1923: The Champeen, Derby Day
  • 1924: High Society
  • 1925: Your Own Back Yard, One Wild Ride
  • 1929: Cat, Dog & Co., Small Talk
  • 1930: The First Seven Years, Pups Is Pups, Bear Shooters, Teacher's Pet, School's Out
  • 1931: Love Business, Little Daddy, Fly My Kite, Dogs Is Dogs
  • 1932: Readin' and Writin', The Pooch, Hook And Ladder, Free Wheeling, Birthday Blues
  • 1933: The Kid From Borneo, Mush and Milk, Bedtime Worries
  • 1934: Hi'-Neighbor!, Mama's Little Pirate
  • 1935: Beginner's Luck, Our Gang Follies of 1936
  • 1936: Divot Diggers, Bored of Education, General Spanky
  • 1937: Reunion in Rhythm, Glove Taps, Hearts Are Thumps, Rushin' Ballet, Night 'n' Gales, Mail and Female, Our Gang Follies of 1938
  • 1938: Three Men in a Tub, Hide and Shriek
  • 1939: Alfalfa's Aunt, Cousin Wilbur
  • 1940: Goin' Fishin', Waldo's Last Stand, Kiddie Kure
  • 1942: Going to Press

Vanjske veze

Our Gang na Wikimedijinoj ostavi
  • The Heustess Family Website has Our Gang (The Little Rascals) pictures, music, sound bites, episodes, and links.
  • Steve Ramsey's Our Gang Online.
  • Our Gang Online in the Wayback Machine.
  • King World Productions' Little Rascals licensing site Arhivirano 2005-03-05 na Wayback Machine-u.
  • The Lucky Corner – detailed Our Gang filmography
  • Jean Darling's website (Darling was part of Our Gang from 1926 to 1929).
  • Shirley Jean Rickert's website. (Rickert was part of Our Gang from 1930 to 1931).
  • Winship, Mary (May 1925). „Our Gang. All About Them—Including Farina”. Photoplay Magazine 26 (6): 64–65, 108–. Pristupljeno 2013-02-03.