The Little Ranger

1938Short⏱️ 10mApproved

FamilyComedyShort

⭐ 7

IMDB Rating

107 votes

Alfalfa daydreams he is the hero of a western movie he's watching in the theater with some of his fellow rascals.

Director

Gordon Douglas

Writers

Hal Law, Robert A. McGowan

Stars

Our Gang, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, Darla Hood

Release Date

August 6, 1938

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 7

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

👤

Our Gang

as Children

Eugene 'Porky' Lee

as Porky

Darla Hood

as Darla

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

as Alfalfa

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

as Buckwheat

Tommy Bond

as Butch

Darwood Kaye

as Waldo

Sidney Kibrick

as Woim

Bonnie Bannon

as Little Nell

👤

Grace Bohanon

as Girl in Movie Theater

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

mgmone reelerlittle rascalswestern herotheater

🎯 Categories

ComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

"Oh, You're Wonderful!" - Cowboys and Coquettes

by HarlowMGM • 2023-06-19

"THE LITTLEST RANGER was the first Our Gang film to be produced by MGM, after years oof the studio distributing the series by producer Hal Roach. It also happens to be one of the best entries ever in the series and possibly the best of all the MGMs. Alfalfa Switzer is waiting outside the movie theater for his "date" Darla Hood to show up with their movie pass. Lovestruck Mugsy (Shirley Coates), a taller and considerably less pretty girl than Darla, unsuccessfully begs Alfalfa to go in with her on her pass. Darla suddenly shows up with her new date, bully Butch (Tommy Bond), and they ..."

💡 Did You Know?

First production "Our Gang" comedy short by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Longtime producer, Hal Roach sold the group of "Our Gang" children to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in May of 1938, after filming and production finished on Hide and Shriek (1938).