Robert F. McGowan Movies

The gang, after a premature end to their baseball game, find themselves quarantined in an elegant home, which they proceed to destroy.

A young boy, determined to make money enough to buy his mother a birthday present, finds a variety of odd jobs and finally starts up a makeshift...

Spanky's parents are trying unsuccessfully to get Spanky to spend a peaceful first night in his own room.

This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and...

One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the...

The Mystic J.J.J.'s challenge Ernie's bravery; he spins a tale of saving a rich young girl from kidnappers and of creating a utopia called Freetown.

The Rascals take their homemade boat on a search for treasure and crash a movie set.

The Gang stages their own revisionist version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in Mickey's barn. But Joe's mother thinks the back yard needs cleaning, and...

At the start we learn that Farina is suffering nightmares each time he eats meat. His mom tells him to stay away from the stuff but he loves it so...

Little Mother is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by...

A young married couple volunteer to take charge of several orphans after the asylum has burned down. Of course they find their hands full with their...

Joe Cobb is suffering through a toothache as well as having to babysit his little brother Rupert who won't stop crying. Every effort to calm Rupert...

The gang forms a fire department; they end up thwarting a bootlegger, but not before their pet animals get drunk on his moonshine.

Family drama about a father raising his motherless teenage daughter in a small town.

A short film from Hal Roach Studios' All-Star series.

The gang play inside a railroad box car which suddenly closes, trapping them inside. The next morning they find themselves in New York City. After...

A hypnotist comes to town and puts the gang in animal-like trances. Now that the spell is off, the gang returns back to their usual roles. But then...

Farina's mother is very ill and the mortgage is due. He tries to take over her laundry business, but the kids just wreck the clothes. Joe takes pity...

The Rascals, feeling unloved at home, decide to become pirates. Meanwhile, a mother, an aunt and a valet join the cops in searching for the runaways.

This Our Gang short has the group running an athletic club where Joe is put through a couple fights. They also appear to be running a wireless...