SHAKESPEARE

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

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