School Begins
One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual of returning to school during the first week of September. School begins and some gang members are forging notes from their mother wanting out. Then too-young Wheezer parades by the school with escaped circus seals following him, causing a disturbance.
School Begins (1928)
Robert A. McGowan
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
8.0/10
1 votes
Rating consensus
80/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~80/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Joe Cobb
Joe
Jean Darling
Jean
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Farina
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Ann
Harry Spear
Harry
Jimmy Farren
Kid Sitting Behind Harry
Billy Schuler
Kid
May Wallace
Harry's mother
The Wonder Dog Pal
Petie
In “Our Gang: The Roach/MGM silents (1927–1929)”
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School Begins (1928)
Robert A. McGowan
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