Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1924 | |
Commencement DayBuy Commencement Day now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it. | |
Wikipedia article'Commencement Day' is a 1924 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 25th 'Our Gang' short subject released. PlotMickey gets in a fight with another boy over Mary. The parents show up for Commencement Day at school and listen to the kids recite and play their musical instruments. Jackie puts pepper in Joe's saxophone. Mickey loses his frog. Farina falls in a well. While the parents are out rescuing Farina, the kids get in a food fight. Production notesWhen the silent Path 'Our Gang' comedies were syndicated for television as "The Mischief Makers" in 1960, 'Commencement Day' was retitled 'Little Red Schoolhouse'. This film was also made available for the 16mm home movie market as 'Graduation Day'. CastThe Gang* Joe Cobb as Joe* Jackie Condon as Jackie * Mickey Daniels as Mickey * Allen Hoskins as Farina * Mary Kornman as Mary * Ernie Morrison as Sunshine Sammy * Jannie Hoskins as Mango * Dinah the Mule as Herself Additional cast* Gabe Saienz as Snoozer, the bully* Andy Samuel as Andy * George B. French as school teacher * Helen Gilmore as Joe's mother * Gus Leonard as Parent with ear-horn * Lyle Tayo as Mary's mother * Dorothy Vernon as Mickey's mother * Charley Young as Parent See also* 'Our Gang' filmography References | |
Buy Commencement Day now from Amazon <-- Return to movies from 1924 This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1109617219. |