First Meeting: Our Gang and Little Rascals Casts…1936
Next week, I will be posting a 10 part special on the ‘Our Gang’ and ‘Little Rascals’, but to get you in the mood, here is a two minute clip of the meeting of the 1921 and 1936 casts of the show. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1aHri6Vtr0
Little Rascals Our Gang
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