**THIS BLU-RAY IS REGION FREE**

Remastered and beautifully restored, eight rare silent Our Gang shorts make their Blu-ray debut in ClassicFlix's The Little Rascals - The Restored Silents, Volume 1.

Before Spanky, Alfalfa and Darla, there was Sammy, Mickey and Mary.

First inaugurated in 1922, comedy producer Hal Roach's Our Gang series (later re-titled The Little Rascals for TV syndication) would become the longest-running and most prolific in the history of movie comedy short subjects with 220 entries in all.

Volume 1 showcases the franchise in its infancy, including the premiere short put together from eight different sources and now in its most complete form, Our Gang (1922). The collection also features seven of the next eight shorts in the series produced in 1922 and 1923: Fire Fighters, Young Sherlocks, One Terrible Day, Saturday Morning, The Big Show!, The Cobbler and The Champeen!

A must-have for any true Our Gang fan, The Little Rascals - The Restored Silents, Volume 1 stars the delightful kiddie troupe of Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, Jackie Condon, Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Jack Davis, Joe Cobb and Peggy Cartwright.

Also included is the bonus short The Pickaninny (1921), a two-reel comedy which showcases a pre-Our Gang Ernie Morrison in his first starring role, and shows why Hal Roach had confidence the talented actor was not only able to carry a film all by himself, but also had a budding star he could build an entire series around.

Each short also has a newly recorded musical accompaniment performed by either Ben Model and Dr. Philip Carli.

Theatrical Year 1922-1923
Runtime 161 minutes
Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 & 1.37:1
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Silent, Comedy, Shorts, Family
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Director: Robert F. McGowan, Fred Newmeyer, Tom McNamara
Actors: Ernie “Sunshine Sammy” Morrison, Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, Jackie Condon, Allen “Farina” Hoskins, Jack Davis, Joe Cobb, Peggy Cartwright
Region: A
Rating: NR
Color/Black & White: B/W