Our Gang Follies of 1938
Our Gang Follies of 1938( later reissued as simply" Follies of 1938") is a 1937 American musical short subject, the 161st short subject entry in Hal Roach's" Our GangLittle Rascals") series.
Directed by Gordon Douglas as a sequel to 1935's" Our Gang Follies of 1936", the two- reel short was released to theaters on December 18, 1937 by Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer.
Deriving its title from the concurrent MGM feature film" The Broadway Melody of 1938 Our Gang Follies of 1938" is a spoof of the" Broadway Melody" films and other movie musicals of the time.
In the film, Alfalfa( Carl Switzer) decides to quit a pop music revue put on by Spanky( George McFarland) and become an opera singer, famously singing a pastiche song entitled" The Barber of Seville" several times throughout the film.
The bulk of the film is made up of a dream sequence, in which Alfalfa imagines himself twenty years later failing as an opera singer, while Spanky owns a Broadway nightclub with a lavish floor show.
Reunion in Rhythm
Reunion in Rhythm( also known as Our Gang Follies of 1937) is a 1937" Our Gang" short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas.
It was the 150th" Our Gang" short( 151 st episode and 62nd talking episode) that was released.
West of Broadway
West of Broadway is a lost 1926 American silent romantic comedy/ Western film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Priscilla Dean.
It was released through Producers Distributing Corporation.
The film was based on the short story" New York West" by Wallace Smith and was adapted for the screen by Harold Shumate.
Spanky (film)
Spanky is a 1932" Our Gang" short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.
It was the 113th( 25th talking episode)" Our Gang" short that was released.
The film was based on" Our Gang" co-star George" Spanky" McFarland.
Free Eats
Free Eats is a 1932" Our Gang" short comedy film directed by Ray McCarey.
It was the 112th( 24th talking Our Gang episode)" Our Gang" short that was released.
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929, also known as Movietone Follies of 1929 and The William Fox Movietone Follies of 1929, is a black- and- white and color American musical film released by Fox Film Corporation.
Gordon Douglas (director)
Gordon Douglas( December 15, 1907 – September 29, 1993) was an American film director, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five- decade career in motion pictures.
He was a native of New York City.
Bargain Day
Bargain Day is a 1931" Our Gang" short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.
It was the 106th" Our Gang" short that was released.
Roger McGee
Roger L. McGee( April 30, 1922 – October 27, 2013) was an American film actor whose career spanned from the 1930s to the 1950s.
His earliest work included shorts for Shirley Temple and" Our Gang", including" Our Gang Follies of 1938".
His film roles included" Nothing but Trouble" in 1944 and" Forbidden Planet" in 1956, in which he played Lindstrom.
McGee was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 30, 1922, or in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 9, 1926.
He became a real estate developer, focusing on California and Nevada, after he left the acting profession in the late 1950s.
He resided with his wife, Adele, in Kailua- Kona, Hawaii, from 1987 to 2011 before returning to California.
On February 26, 2013, McGee died in Denver, Colorado.
He was survived by his wife, Adele, and his four children- Baron, Robert, Thomas, Gary and Amy.
Robert Thornby
Robert Thornby( March 27, 1888 – March 6, 1953) was an American director and actor of the silent era.
He directed 75 films between 1913 and 1927.
He also appeared in 48 films between 1911 and 1930.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.

Question: Do both films: West Of Broadway and Our Gang Follies Of 1938 have the directors from the same country?
Answer: yes