Fire Fighters is a 1922 silent short film, the second entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by Pathé.
The kids organize their own fire department and unwittingly thwart a group of bootleggers.
Watching the film, one observes a total of nine children in the fire department: 2 girls and 7 boys. There are three regular actors,...
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Fire Fighters is a 1922 silent short film, the second entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by Pathé.
The kids organize their own fire department and unwittingly thwart a group of bootleggers.
Watching the film, one observes a total of nine children in the fire department: 2 girls and 7 boys. There are three regular actors, Ernie Morrison, Allen Hoskins and Jackie Condon, and one regular actress, Peggy Cartwright. There are also four other boys and one other girl. There is some conflict concerning the identity of these last five child actors and actress.
This Our Gang short marks the debut of famous child actor Allen Hoskins, who is well known for his continual portrayal of the character Farina and who would continue acting with the Our Gang comedies until 1931, making him the longest lasting member of the Our Gang cast.
Much of this film was redone in the 1932...
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