The Big Premiere

The Big Premiere
Directed by	Edward Cahn
Written by	Hal Law Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Jack Chertok Richard Goldstone
Starring	George McFarland Carl Switzer Darla Hood Billie Thomas Mickey Gubitosi Shirley Coates Darwood Kaye Ethelreda Leopold John Dilson Eddie Gribbon
Cinematography	Paul C. Vogel
Edited by	Adrienne Fazan
Music by	David Snell
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	March 9, 1940 (1940-03-09)
Running time	10:30
Country	United States
Language	English

The Big Premiere is a 1940 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 188th Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot

The gang unintentionally wreaks havoc at the gala Hollywood premiere of the adventure epic Gun Boats. Chased away by the angry authorities, the undaunted kids decide to stage their own movie premiere—and they even film a movie for the occasion. Unfortunately, the gang's cinematic effort, entitled The Mysteeryus Mystery, is not as entertaining as the efforts by Buckwheat to remove his feet from a block of cement.^[2]

Cast

The Gang

• Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
• Darla Hood as Darla
• George McFarland as Spanky
• Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
• Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
• Shirley Coates as Muggsy
• Darwood Kaye as Waldo

Additional cast

• John Dilson as theater owner
• Eddie Gribbon as police officer
• Ethelreda Leopold as Irma Acacia

Barn extras

Giovanna Gubitosi, James Gubitosi, Larry Harris, Arthur Mackey, Tommy McFarland, Harold Switzer, Clyde Wilson

See also

• Our Gang filmography

References

1. Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
2. Van Gelder, Lawrence (2011). "New York Times: The-Big-Premiere". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

External links

• The Big Premiere at IMDb
• The Big Premiere at the TCM Movie Database