The Little Ranger (1938)

Alfalfa imagines himself as a western movie hero battling with Butch for Darla's heart.

Date of release
1938-08-06
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
10m
Genres
Family, Comedy
Director
Gordon Douglas
Collection
Our Gang: The MGM talkies (1929-1938)

Casting

Interesting facts

The Little Ranger is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 169th short in the Our Gang series, and the first produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who purchased the rights to the series from creator Hal Roach.

Production notes

The Little Ranger was filmed late in June 1938, six weeks after Hide and Shriek. In their book The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, film historians Leonard Maltin and Richard W. Bann stated that The Little Ranger was "a fine example of what could have been done with Our Gang at their new headquarters". MGM continued producing the 10-minute Our Gang shorts until 1944.

This was also the fourth short of five to be made without George "Spanky" McFarland. McFarland had departed from the series when his contract with Roach ended in February 1938, and would return when rehired by MGM in July. Tommy "Butch" Bond, Darwood "Waldo" Kaye, and Sidney "The Woim" Kibrick returned for this short and would continue with the series until 1940 on a recurring status.

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