Our Gang (1922)
An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.
- Date of release
- 1922-11-04
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 20m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Robert F. McGowan
- Collection
- Our Gang: The Roach/Pathé silents (1922-1928)
Casting
- Anna Mae Bilson — Mary Jane
- Jackie Condon — Jackie
- Mickey Daniels — Mickey
- John Hatton — Rich Boy
- Sunshine Sammy Morrison — Sunshine Sammy
- Billy Condon
Interesting facts
Our Gang (1922) is an American silent comedy short film. It was produced as the first of what became known as the Our Gang series, but was held back as the third entry in the series to be released. It was directed by Charley Chase, Robert F. McGowan, Tom McNamara, and Fred Newmeyer. The two-reel short was released into theaters on November 5, 1922 by Pathé.
Production
This short marked the first appearance of Our Gang regular Mickey Daniels.
The only Our Gang short to feature Anna Mae Bilson, John Hatton, and Billy Condon.
Charles Parrot, better known by the stage name Charley Chase served as the supervising director of Our Gang and two of the earlier releases in the series.
Fred C. Newmeyer was chosen to direct the original version of the film (no longer extant), which was shot in January 1922. After preview screenings, Roach scrapped Newmeyer's version and had Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara come in to reshoot the short.
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