One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual of returning to school during the first week of September. School begins and some gang members are forging notes from their mother wanting out. Then too-young Wheezer parades by the school with escaped circus seals following him, causing a disturbance.
Released: Sep 16, 1928
Runtime: 20 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins, Mary Ann Jackson, Harry Spear
Crew: Robert A. McGowan (Director), Robert A. McGowan (Story), Robert F. McGowan (Producer), Hal Roach (Producer), Richard C. Currier (Editor), Art Lloyd (Director of Photography)