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Silent film. English intertitles. One Terrible Day is a 1922 American silent short film, the first entry in Hal Roach 's Our Gang ( Little Rascals) series to be released. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters on September 10, 1922 by Pathé . This was the first Our Gang comedy to be released ...
Oct 21, 2020 · Our Gang (also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals) is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. The films ...
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The snooty Mrs. Pennington Van Renssalaer decides to organize a nice picnic for the local children. She does this not out of the goodness of her heart, but as a publicity stunt. She hopes to impress all her snobbish friends by showing her love for children. Unfortunately, she chooses a group of befriended children who are not easy to handle. They cause considerable nuisance and also take their ...
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In the hopes of attracting high society publicity, Mrs. Pennington decides invite some neighborhood kids to a farmhouse picnic. Little does she know that riots have been started with less. And sure enough, faster than you can say, “rambunctious children and farm animals shouldn’t mix” Our Gang of Little Rascals manages to unleash more mayhem, mischief, and damage than even Mrs ...
- Robert F. Mcgowan, Tom Mcnamara
- Hal Roach Studios
Though not the first Our Gang comedy to be filmed, the silent, two-reel One Terrible Day was the first to be released, on September 10, 1922. It all begins when wealthy Mrs. Van Renssaler decides to improve her social standing by sponsoring a day's vacation for a group of local kids.
The reception was very positive. Roach selected the best of the four films and released "One Terrible Day" in September 1922 nationwide. The initial cast of kids included some of Roach studio employees' and family friends' children. The selected premier was perfect in its frenetic display of the gang's mischievous activity.
Apr 12, 2017 · ONE TERRIBLE DAY-Another early entry in the Pathe Our Gang series. These early comedies featured the Original Our Gang kids. This is the most complete version of the film circulating today. These films were once thought only to survive in heavily edited TV prints and home movie prints of various edits and quality.
