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Going to Press

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 10m
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6.4/10
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Going to Press (1942)
ComedyFamilyShort

The gang has started up a newspaper, and one of their first orders of business is to find out who is the "boss" behind a new gang of tough kids.The gang has started up a newspaper, and one of their first orders of business is to find out who is the "boss" behind a new gang of tough kids.The gang has started up a newspaper, and one of their first orders of business is to find out who is the "boss" behind a new gang of tough kids.

  • Director
    • Edward L. Cahn
  • Writers
    • Hal Law
    • Robert A. McGowan
  • Stars
    • Robert Blake
    • Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
    • George 'Spanky' McFarland
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    72
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    • Director
      • Edward L. Cahn
    • Writers
      • Hal Law
      • Robert A. McGowan
    • Stars
      • Robert Blake
      • Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
      • George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • 2User reviews
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    Robert Blake
    Robert Blake
    • Mickey
    • (as Mickey Gubitosi)
    Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
    Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin
    • Froggy
    • (as Our Gang)
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • Spanky
    • (as Our Gang)
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    • Buckwheat
    • (as Our Gang)
    Clyde Dembeck
    • Fatty
    • (as Our Gang)
    Big Shot
    • Big Shot
    • (as Our Gang)
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • Frank
    Juanita Quigley
    Juanita Quigley
    • Sally
    Freddie Chapman
    • Gas House kid
    Vincent Graeff
    • Gas House kid
    James Gubitosi
    • Gas House kid
    Tommy Tucker
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    • Director
      • Edward L. Cahn
    • Writers
      • Hal Law
      • Robert A. McGowan
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    Going to Press was one of the rare M-G-M entries of the Our Gang series that didn't teach a lesson

    This M-G-M comedy short, Going to Press, is the two hundred fifth entry in the "Our Gang" series and the one hundred seventeenth talkie. Spanky and the gang are running the newspaper the Greenpoint Flash when they stumble into a story of the mysterious Gas House Gang. One of the paper's supporters is Frank (Darryl Hickman) but he's someone who's not what he seems...This marked the second appearance of Juanita Quigley as Sally from The New Pupil. Both she and Hickman are credited in the opening credits indicating they were guest stars in the series. This was a refreshingly amusing entry without the moralizing that marred previous eps. So on that note, Going to Press is recommended. P.S. Both Ms. Quigley and Hickman are both still living as of this writing. Ms. Quigley joined a convent as an adult then went back to a normal life with a husband who had previously studied for priesthood. They're both retired. Hickman had previously acted in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath and would go on acting growing up including a guest shot as actual younger brother Dwayne's older sibling on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" on TV. His last acting roles were on "The Nanny". He's also worked as a producer and writer.

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    • Trivia
      This movie had the longest shooting schedule - 10 days - of any of the 52 MGM-produced Our Gang shorts (partly accounted for being shot over the 1941 Thanksgiving holiday, something usually avoided by the studio).
    • Quotes

      Mickey: Ralphie McGuire just beat up Joey Bingham because he couldn't pay his dues to the Gas House Protection Society.

      Frank: What is this society?

      Spanky: Well, it's a racket started by the Gas House Gang. And if you don't join up, you get beat up.

      Frank: Why, I think that would be illegal.

      Froggy: Illegal? It's worse than that. It's against the law!

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $20,260 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 10m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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