Reunion in Rhythm

Reunion in Rhythm
Reunion in Rhythm
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Produced by	Hal Roach
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	William H. Ziegler
Music by	Marvin Hatley
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	January 9, 1937;
Running time	10 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Reunion in Rhythm (also known as Our Gang Follies of 1937) is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas.^[1] It was the 150th Our Gang short to be released.^[2]

Plot

A follow-up to the musical-revue short Our Gang Follies of 1936, the one-reel Reunion in Rhythm was apparently filmed under the title Our Gang Follies of 1937. Its release title reflected the fact that, in addition to such current Gang members as Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, Buckwheat, and Porky, the film also features return appearances by former "Our Gang" stalwarts Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, Joe Cobb and Mathew "Stymie" Beard.

The occasion is a class reunion at Adams Street Grammar School, where the students stage a show for the entertainment of the alumni. A running gag has Buckwheat attempting to recite "Little Jack Horner" (unannounced), as Spanky tries to keep him offstage. Musical highlights include "Baby Face", performed by Darla and Porky; and "Broadway Rhythm", performed by Spanky and the ensemble; and a medley of "Going Hollywood" (from Bing Crosby's 1933 musical of the same name) and "I'm Through With Love", sung by Alfalfa and Georgia Jean LaRue.

Cast

The Gang

Darla Hood as Darla
Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Georgia Jean LaRue as Georgia
Pete the Pup as himself

Our Gang graduates

Matthew Beard as Stymie
Joe Cobb as Joe
Mickey Daniels as Mickey Daniels
Mary Kornman as Mary

Additional cast

Rosina Lawrence - Miss Lawrence, the teacher
Ernie Alexander - Band leader

Additional kids

Barbara Bletcher, Daniel Boone, Gloria Brown, John Collum, Barbara Goodrich, Paul Hilton, Sidney Kibrick, Elaine Merk, Harold Switzer

References

^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Reunion in Rhythm". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links

Reunion in Rhythm at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Reunion in Rhythm". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.

[2] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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