The Big Premiere

The Big Premiere
The Big Premiere
Directed by	Edward Cahn
Written by	Hal Law; Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Jack Chertok; Richard Goldstone
Starring	George McFarland; Carl Switzer; Darla Hood; Billie Thomas; Mickey Gubitosi; Shirley Coates; Darwood Kaye; Ethelreda Leopold; John Dilson; Eddie Gribbon
Cinematography	Paul C. Vogel
Edited by	Adrienne Fazan
Music by	David Snell
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	March 9, 1940;
Running time	10:30
Country	United States
Language	English

The Big Premiere is a 1940 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 188th Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot edit

The gang unintentionally wreaks havoc at the gala Hollywood premiere of the adventure epic Gun Boats. Chased away by the angry authorities, the undaunted kids decide to stage their own movie premiere—and they even film a movie for the occasion. Unfortunately, the gang's cinematic effort, entitled The Mysteeryus Mystery, is not as entertaining as the efforts by Buckwheat to remove his feet from a block of cement.^[2]

Cast edit

The Gang edit

Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
Darla Hood as Darla
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Shirley Coates as Muggsy
Darwood Kaye as Waldo

Additional cast edit

John Dilson as theater owner
Eddie Gribbon as police officer
Ethelreda Leopold as Irma Acacia

Barn extras edit

Giovanna Gubitosi, James Gubitosi, Larry Harris, Arthur Mackey, Tommy McFarland, Harold Switzer, Clyde Wilson

References edit

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 235. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (2011). "New York Times: The-Big-Premiere". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

External links edit

The Big Premiere at IMDb
The Big Premiere at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 235. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Van Gelder, Lawrence (2011). "New York Times: The-Big-Premiere". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

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