Beginner’s Luck
- Synopsis
- US comedy short series about the adventures of a group of poor neighbourhood children. Spanky is entered into a kid’s talent contest by his pushy mother who brags about Spanky’s ability to recite Shakespeare. Lines from Julius Caesar are chosen. Spanky’s friends are concerned that his theatrical efforts will deem him a sissy and so plots to sabotage his performance by heckling and employing peashooters. he gets through a few lines of the ‘Friends, Romans and Countrymen’ speech while defending himself from a barrage of peas.
- Series
- Our Gang
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1935
- Duration
- 14 mins
Credits
- Director
- Gus Meins
- Producer
- Robert F. McGowan
- Cast
George ‘Spanky’ McFarland Spanky Kitty Kelly Spank’s mother
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Julius Caesar
- Keywords
- children; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Talent contests
Notes
- Notes
- Available from Amazon.com in the compilation LITTLE RASCALS 1.
- General
- The series is also known as The Little Rascals and Hal Roach’s Rascals.
Production Company
- Name
Hal Roach Studio
- Address
- USA
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Beginner’s Luck". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67803 (Accessed 15 Nov 2024)