Anything But Silent
OUR GANG, FEAT. ERNIE MORRISON
Tuesday, February 18th at 7:30 PM
With live accompaniment by Ben Model
$18 Public | $12 Members
The "Our Gang" comedy shorts — better known
today as "The Little Rascals" — began during the silent era in
1922. The series was originally conceived by Hal Roach to showcase Ernie
Morrison, an African-American child actor under contract at the Roach
studios. Although the films' plots gradually broadened to include an ensemble
of kids, the earliest entries in the series are centered more around Morrison,
whose charm and comedy chops are evident in the 1922-1923 films on this
program.
