Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins was born on August 9, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA as Allen Clayton Hoskins. He was an actor, known for Pups Is Pups (1930), Shivering Shakespeare(1930) and Bear Shooters (1930). He was married to Frances. Has two children: a daughter Candy and a son Chris. He died on July 26, 1980 in Oakland, California, USA. Brother of actress Jannie Hoskins. On screen from the age of 14 months, he acquired the name 'Farina' from the cereal. Member of 'Our Gang' in 106 episodes between 1922 and 1931. His last "Our Gang" contract with the Hal Roach Studios called for a weekly salary of $350 a week; far more than any of the other kids (even Jackie Cooper) were paid at that time. Served in the military during World War II. In his later years, made a successful career at Los Angeles area medical centers, helping disabled young people afflicted with drug problems and mental illnesses.
The Mayor of Hell
as Joliet "Smoke" HemingwayMembers of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous...
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School's Out
as FarinaThe schoolchildren lost their last teacher because she got married and quit her job. When the...
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After the Thin Man
as Screwy (uncredited)Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is...
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as SamChampion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and...
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The Stolen Jools
as 'Farina'Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended...
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Bear Shooters
as FarinaThe gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers...
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Good Cheer
as FarinaOn Christmas Eve, the Gang copes with hardships, helps capture a gang of thieves, and learns...
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The Gorgeous Hussy
as Pageboy at Ball (uncredited)It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that...
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Teacher's Pet
as FarinaJackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.
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Fast Company
as FarinaFast Company is the sixteenth short in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series created by Hal...
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Love Business
as FarinaMiss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.
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Seein' Things
as FarinaAt the start we learn that Farina is suffering nightmares each time he eats meat. His mom tells...
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Back Stage
as FarinaThe gang operates a donkey-propelled tour bus. Later, a cut-rate vaudeville producer hires them...
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Big Business
as FarinaIn this short the kids are managing their own barber shop, with harrowing results. No one gets...
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Tire Trouble
as FarinaThis Hal Roach comedy short, Tire Trouble, is the twenty-second entry in the "Our Gang/Little...
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45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)A young man visiting Hollywood on family business gets into trouble when he sees a bank robbery...
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July Days
as uncreditedThe gang is trying just about anything to pass the time during their summer vacation. As usual,...
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One Wild Ride
as FarinaThe gang has a taxi, consisting of an old Model T with no engine, pushed by a horse. When the...
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Shivering Shakespeare
as FarinaThe gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present...
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The Mysterious Mystery!
as FarinaMickey Daniels doing an impersonation of Sherlock Holmes and Joe Cobb being Watson as the two...
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You Said a Mouthful
as Sam WellingtonTwo men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer....
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Bouncing Babies
as FarinaWith Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.
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Dog Heaven
as FarinaPoor Pete the Pup. He wants to hang himself because his master, Joe, has given up playing with...
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The First Seven Years
as FarinaJackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.
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Sunday Calm
as FarinaThe kids gets taken on a Sunday picnic in this early three-reeler and after the first ten...
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The Champeen
as FarinaMickey and Jackie feud over Mary, so Sammy schedules a championship bout between the two rivals.
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The Sun Down Limited
as FarinaThe gang creates their own railroad after being chased from a local railyard, and competes with...
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The Cobbler
as FarinaA cobbler receives his back pension and invites the gang to celebrate with a picnic, but his car...
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A Pleasant Journey
as FarinaErnie and Farina anger the police force with their shoeshine scheme. Later, the gang switches...
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Stage Fright
as FarinaAuthor Fawn Ochletree stages a charity performance of her latest play, a Romanesque epic. The...
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It's a Bear
as FarinaThe kids pretend to be hunting a variety of animals when they're invited to a farm where they...
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Spook Spoofing
as FarinaAs a joke, several members of the gang convince Farina, who is "brave but superstitious", that...
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A Tough Winter
as FarinaThe gang creates a huge mess after they get into a taffy-pulling contest.
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Thundering Fleas
as FarinaThe kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea...
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The Buccaneers
as FarinaThis Our Gang short has the group playing pirates and building a ship to sail in. Once the ship...
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Fire Fighters
as FarinaThe gang forms a fire department; they end up thwarting a bootlegger, but not before their pet...
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Cradle Robbers
as FarinaThe boys cannot go fishing because they have to take care of their baby brothers and sisters....
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Boys to Board
as FarinaA kindly old schoolteacher helps the gang escape from a cruel boarding school, but they wind up...
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Jubilo, Jr.
as FannaA young boy, determined to make money enough to buy his mother a birthday present, finds a...
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The Fourth Alarm
as FarinaThe rascals once again, now as a plumbers.
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Reckless
as Gold DustA theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.
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The Our Gang Story
as Farina (archive footage)Join all you favorites--Spanky, Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Darla, Butch, Froggy and more--in a...
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Bring Home the Turkey
as FarinaHabitually mistreated at the deceptively named Happyland Home Orphanage, the Our Gang kids find...
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Tired Business Men
as FarinaTired Business Men is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It...
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Boys Will Be Joys
as FannaAdults have the Pike and Coney Island amusement parks, so the rascals put up their own rides in...
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Better Movies
as FarinaThe gang decided to go into the movie-making business, using all kinds of sets and props. There...
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Helping Grandma
as FarinaThe kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The...
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Dogs of War!
as FarinaThe gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when...
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Commencement Day
as FarinaCentering around the closing days of the school year, this is a view into the life of a one-room...
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Fly My Kite
as FarinaA greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he...
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Olympic Games
as FarinaWhile the world watches the Olympic Games in Stockholm, the Rascals gather at the flats for...
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Derby Day
as FarinaAfter the gang goes to the horse races, they decide to have a derby of their own.
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Noisy Noises
as FarinaJoe Cobb is suffering through a toothache as well as having to babysit his little brother Rupert...
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Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
as FarinaThe kids decide to put on a circus at the local hotel. Seeing various pets and other domestic...
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Baby Clothes
as FarinaMr. and Mrs. Weedle are desperate to find two babies, for their rich uncle has sent them money...
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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2
as uncreditedThe Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2 contains the next 11 Our Gang sound...
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Young Sherlocks
as FarinaThe Mystic J.J.J.'s challenge Ernie's bravery; he spins a tale of saving a rich young girl from...
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Lodge Night
as FarinaThis one has to be seen to be believed. Apparently the gang has witnessed a Ku Klux Klan...
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Pups Is Pups
as FarinaThe gang decides to enter their animals in a local pet show.
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Circus Fever
as FarinaThe circus is in town and for one day only. By pretending to be sick some of the gang members...
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Chicken Feed
as FarinaChicken Feed is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was...
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Official Officers
as FarinaThe kids in the tenements have no place to play except in streets where traffic is a hazard....
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Mary, Queen of Tots
as Farina / Assistant in Dream SequenceA couple makes dolls modeled on neighborhood kids. A gardener at a mansion buys four of them for...
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When the Wind Blows
as FarinaJackie throws his schoolbook out the window in disgust, but then climbs outside to retrieve it....
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Our Gang - Comedy Festival
as FarinaFeaturing the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than...
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Lazy Days
as FarinaWhile the other kids and animals find things to do on the farm, Farina becomes single-minded in...
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Wiggle Your Ears
as FarinaThis is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry...
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The Love Bug
as FarinaFarina, Joe and Mickey are all struck by the love bug. After several problems, they go to the...
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The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition)
as uncreditedA must-have for any true Our Gang fan, this 6-disc set also includes over 4 hours of bonus...
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Shootin' Injuns
as FarinaMany of the "Our Gang" kids are in their secret clubhouse - so secret that some wannabe members...
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Monkey Business
as FarinaAn abused chimpanzee escapes from a zoo. On the run, he meets Farina, running away from home and...
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Saturday Morning
as MapleThe Rascals, feeling unloved at home, decide to become pirates. Meanwhile, a mother, an aunt and...
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It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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Playin' Hookey
as FarinaWheezer gets excited watching his dog Pansy attack and rip apart the chickens and furniture in...
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Shivering Spooks
as FarinaThe kids are playing baseball when a man dressed in Middle-Eastern clothing comes out and tells...
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Fast Freight
as FarinaFast Freight is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film. It was the 85th Our Gang short that...
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Edison, Marconi & Co.
as FarinaWith Jay Edison as the inventor and Wheezer his assistant, the gang contrived an automobile of...
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Fish Hooky
as FarinaA truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.
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Seeing the World
as FarinaIn this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to...
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Small Talk
as FarinaThe gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the...
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War Feathers
as FarinaWhile on a cross-country train trip, the Our Gang kids drive the rest of the passengers crazy...
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Cat, Dog & Co.
as FarinaFarina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the...
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The Big Town
as FarinaThe gang play inside a railroad box car which suddenly closes, trapping them inside. The next...
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School Begins
as FarinaOne of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins...
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One Terrible Day
as FarinaMrs. Pennington Van Renssalaer, a publicity-minded society matron, sponsors a children's outing,...
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Little Daddy
as FarinaFarina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.
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Boxing Gloves
as FarinaThe Rascals have a boxing arena that could pack them in if they could find fighters who would...
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Election Day
as FarinaThis film revolves around Election Day, a day on which Jay R. and Joe are fighting to get votes....
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Railroadin'
as FarinaThe gang is playing around the railroad station, and Joe and Chubby's father, an engineer,...
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The Old Wallop
as FarinaWheezer likes to hit people on the nose, and his folks encourage him to do so. Then the Gang...
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The Big Show
as FarinaThe gang creates its own makeshift county fair, highlighted by a "movie," which is really a...
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Bargain Day
as FarinaWheezer and Stymie, door-to-door salesmen, meet a lonely little rich girl.
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Moan & Groan, Inc.
as FarinaThe gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.
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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
as uncreditedThe Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1 contains the first 11 Our Gang sound...
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The Spanking Age
as FarinaMary Ann Jackson and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins are the children of a widowed inventor who are...
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Saturday's Lesson
as FarinaA man dressed as the devil scares the gang into minding their mothers.
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Dog Days
as FarinaThe boys are showing off their dogs to each other when little rich girl Mary Kornman rides by in...
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Heebee Jeebees
as FarinaA hypnotist comes to town and puts the gang in animal-like trances. Now that the spell is off,...
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Ten Years Old
as FarinaTen Years Old is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was...
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Your Own Back Yard
as FarinaYour Own Back Yard is a 1925 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It...
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Telling Whoppers
as FarinaFarina and Joe fib to the gang that they've beaten up the neighborhood bully. Later, they hear...
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The Holy Terror
as FarinaMary Ann is becoming a serious problem to the other gang members and Joe was given the job of...
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Baby Brother
as FarinaJoe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other...
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Little Mother
as FarinaLittle Mother is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan....
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Fair and Muddy
as FarinaLiving in an orphanage, the gang has to deal with Amanda, a child-hating spinster. To receive a...
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Buried Treasure
as FarinaThe Rascals take their homemade boat on a search for treasure and crash a movie set.
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Love My Dog
as FarinaFarina Hoskins discovers a stray dog. Joe Cobb suggests that he and Farina take the dog to the...
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Uncle Tom's Uncle
as Farina / 'Topsy'The Gang stages their own revisionist version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in Mickey's barn. But Joe's...
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Rainy Days
as FarinaJay and Wheezer are left alone on a rainy afternoon when Mom goes out to run errands. But when...
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Yale vs. Harvard
as FarinaThe Gang turn to playing football, and face tough competition against the Gas House Garlics.
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The Glorious Fourth
as FarinaIt's the Fourth of July and the mother of Our Gang member Joe Cobb is doing a brisk business at...
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The Ol' Gray Hoss
as FarinaThis story revolves around an old man who feels alone in the world aside from the gang who keeps...
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The Little Rascals - CENTENNIAL BONUS DISC
as uncreditedThe BONUS DISC included in the Centennial Collection.
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Crazy House
as FarinaCrazy House is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was...
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The Smile Wins
as FarinaFarina's mother is very ill and the mortgage is due. He tries to take over her laundry business,...
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Growing Pains
as FarinaMary Ann has a liking toward Wheezer. Her mother tells her that if she gives him cod liver oil,...
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