Most Popular Robert F. McGowan Trailers
Total trailers found: 128
School Begins Trailer (1928)
16 September 1928
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.
Frontier Justice Trailer (1936)
01 October 1936
When Brent Halston returns he finds his father in an insane asylum and Wilton about to foreclose on their ranch and bring sheep onto the cattle range.
High Society Trailer (1924)
24 August 1924
Mickey is a poor boy who lives with his Uncle Pat. While they're broke, they're also very happy. Since Pat hasn't legally adopted Mickey, Aunt Kate gains custody and takes him to her mansion.
Railroadin' Trailer (1929)
15 June 1929
The gang is playing around the railroad station, and Joe and Chubby's father, an engineer, lectures against the kids playing in such a dangerous area.
Bouncing Babies Trailer (1929)
11 October 1929
With Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.
Shivering Shakespeare Trailer (1930)
25 January 1930
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis.
Wiggle Your Ears Trailer (1929)
05 April 1929
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 forces her to push his kiddie car, all so that she could get the occasional joy of watching Harry "Wiggle His Ears.
Noisy Noises Trailer (1929)
09 February 1929
Joe Cobb is suffering through a toothache as well as having to babysit his little brother Rupert who won't stop crying.
Ask Grandma Trailer (1925)
31 May 1925
Mickey's mother makes him dance and won't let him fight. Only his grandma understands what it's like to be a boy.
The Buccaneers Trailer (1924)
09 March 1924
This Our Gang short has the group playing pirates and building a ship to sail in. Once the ship hits water it sinks but they end up on another boat when the dog unties the rope and the kids head off to sea where they must be rescued by the Navy.
Cradle Robbers Trailer (1924)
01 June 1924
The boys cannot go fishing because they have to take care of their baby brothers and sisters. After trying unsuccessfully to sell their babies to some traveling gypsies, Mary shows up and tells them that her little sister just won a prize at the baby show.
July Days Trailer (1923)
26 August 1923
The gang is trying just about anything to pass the time during their summer vacation. As usual, Mickey and Jack are trying to win the affections of Mary.
Seein' Things Trailer (1924)
05 April 1924
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 much he sneaks out of the house and ends up eating several chickens.
Tire Trouble Trailer (1924)
12 January 1924
This Hal Roach comedy short, Tire Trouble, is the twenty-second entry in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series.
Monkey Business Trailer (1926)
21 March 1926
An abused chimpanzee escapes from a zoo. On the run, he meets Farina, running away from home and his battling parents.
Bargain Day Trailer (1931)
01 May 1931
Wheezer and Stymie, door-to-door salesmen, meet a lonely little rich girl.
Fast Company Trailer (1924)
15 November 1924
Fast Company is the sixteenth short in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series created by Hal Roach. Many of the boys here want to go swimming but Mickey has to make a delivery.
Thundering Fleas Trailer (1926)
18 July 1926
The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.
Bedtime Worries Trailer (1933)
08 September 1933
Spanky's parents are trying unsuccessfully to get Spanky to spend a peaceful first night in his own room.
Back Stage Trailer (1923)
02 June 1923
The gang operates a donkey-propelled tour bus. Later, a cut-rate vaudeville producer hires them to help out with his show, which they wreck.
Curley Trailer (1947)
23 August 1947
The students of Lakeview Elementary devise comedic ways to torment their new teacher.
Jubilo, Jr. Trailer (1924)
28 June 1924
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 circus.
Stage Fright Trailer (1923)
20 October 1923
Author Fawn Ochletree stages a charity performance of her latest play, a Romanesque epic. The gang and other neighborhood kids are forced into starring in the play, much to the chagrin of the gang.
Official Officers Trailer (1925)
29 June 1925
The kids in the tenements have no place to play except in streets where traffic is a hazard. Mickey gets the idea of building barricades to give our gang space to play at an intersection, but a beat cop, the nasty "Hard-Boiled" McManus, puts a quick end to that.
Buried Treasure Trailer (1926)
13 February 1926
The Rascals take their homemade boat on a search for treasure and crash a movie set.
No Noise Trailer (1923)
23 September 1923
Entertaining Our Gang comedy has poor Mickey in the hospital being fed castor oil when his friends stop by to pay him a visit.
Love Business Trailer (1931)
14 February 1931
Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.
Better Movies Trailer (1925)
01 November 1925
The gang decided to go into the movie-making business, using all kinds of sets and props. There were problems as those not involved are trying to ruin their business by playing pranks and even insisting the police to close them down.
Divot Diggers Trailer (1936)
08 February 1936
When the caddies at the local golf course go on strike, the gang steps in to earn some money.
Dog Days Trailer (1925)
07 March 1925
The boys are showing off their dogs to each other when little rich girl Mary Kornman rides by in her pony-drawn cart.
Love Fever Trailer (1931)
11 April 1931
An actress is rehearsing a death scene in her apartment, but her neighbors all think it's the real thing.
Fish Hooky Trailer (1933)
28 January 1933
A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.
Little Mother Trailer (1929)
01 June 1929
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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Little Mother was the 87th Our Gang short to be released.
Boxing Gloves Trailer (1929)
09 September 1929
The Rascals have a boxing arena that could pack them in if they could find fighters who would actually mix it up.
Lazy Days Trailer (1929)
24 August 1929
While the other kids and animals find things to do on the farm, Farina becomes single-minded in his quest to do nothing at all.
Telling Whoppers Trailer (1926)
19 December 1926
Farina and Joe fib to the gang that they've beaten up the neighborhood bully. Later, they hear he's been murdered and think they'll get the blame.
Our Gang Trailer (1922)
04 November 1922
An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.
Helping Grandma Trailer (1931)
03 January 1931
The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.
Small Talk Trailer (1929)
18 May 1929
The gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the menu". Wheezer, the youngest child, gets adopted by a wealthy couple, while his older sister Mary Ann does not.
The Devil's Trail Trailer (1919)
16 June 1919
Whiskey smuggler Dubec, trades liquor to the Indians, takes revenge on the Royal North West Mounted Police pursuing him by killing the wife of post commander Sergeant Delisle and abducting his teen-aged daughter Nonette.
Commencement Day Trailer (1924)
03 May 1924
Centering around the closing days of the school year, this is a view into the life of a one-room schoolhouse.
The Champeen Trailer (1923)
27 January 1923
Mickey and Jackie feud over Mary, so Sammy schedules a championship bout between the two rivals.
Lodge Night Trailer (1923)
28 July 1923
This one has to be seen to be believed. Apparently the gang has witnessed a Ku Klux Klan meeting. They decide to form their own lodge.
Big Business Trailer (1924)
09 February 1924
In this short the kids are managing their own barber shop, with harrowing results. No one gets hurt, but most of the customers wind up bald or close to it: one kid even gets a prematurely fashionable Mohawk! Scenes involving close calls with sharp scissors might make some viewers wince, while the manicurist uses a device that looks like a wire-cutter.
Spook Spoofing Trailer (1928)
14 January 1928
As a joke, several members of the gang convince Farina, who is "brave but superstitious", that he's caused the demise of a young acquaintance and must therefore lay the body (actually still very alive) to rest in the old burying ground, under the watchful eye of "the graveyard witch".
The Big Town Trailer (1925)
10 January 1925
The gang play inside a railroad box car which suddenly closes, trapping them inside. The next morning they find themselves in New York City.
A Pleasant Journey Trailer (1923)
25 March 1923
Ernie and Farina anger the police force with their shoeshine scheme. Later, the gang switches places with some runaways about to board a train.
Sons of the Legion Trailer (1938)
18 September 1938
Sons of The Legion is a film about a group of young men looking to start a squadron in their Legion Post.
Fire Fighters Trailer (1922)
08 October 1922
The gang forms a fire department; they end up thwarting a bootlegger, but not before their pet animals get drunk on his moonshine.
The Old Swimmin' Hole Trailer (1940)
21 October 1940
Teenager Betty Elliott has decided to take over the business and social affairs of her father Doc Elliott.
The Mysterious Mystery! Trailer (1924)
12 December 1924
Mickey Daniels doing an impersonation of Sherlock Holmes and Joe Cobb being Watson as the two try to discover the whereabouts of a young rich kids who has gone missing.
Moan & Groan, Inc. Trailer (1929)
07 December 1929
The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.
The Glorious Fourth Trailer (1927)
26 June 1927
It's the Fourth of July and the mother of Our Gang member Joe Cobb is doing a brisk business at her fireworks stand.
Dogs Is Dogs Trailer (1931)
21 November 1931
Wheezer and Dorothy are forced to live with her evil stepmother and her brat son.
Bear Shooters Trailer (1930)
16 May 1930
The gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers decides to try and scare them off with a gorilla suit but the gang decides to try and capture the gorilla instead.
Dogs of War! Trailer (1923)
01 July 1923
The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.
Derby Day Trailer (1923)
17 November 1923
After the gang goes to the horse races, they decide to have a derby of their own.
