The former child star was only 20 when his life ended. Darla Hood was the scene-stealing starlet of "Our Gang." The ...

Betsy Gay, one of the stars from the iconic Our Gang comedy films of the 1930s, later called The Little Rascals, has died at ...

Betsy Gay, who appeared as Effie in the Our Gang (The Little Rascals) series of short films, passed away at the age of 96.

But, thanks to "Our Gang," his popularity has endured decades ... two tough kids who picked on Alfalfa [Carl Switzer] and Darla [Darla Hood]. My character’s name was Woim or "The Woim." ...

Darla Hood and Billie “Buckweat” Thomas-that the movie mimics. Of course, it’s the brevity and unpretentiousness of the “Our Gang” shorts that made them work. When Roach made an “Our ...

An earlier generation knew them as Our Gang, but anyone who grew up watching ... Tommy Bond as Tommy, Darla Hood and Carl Switzer as Alfalfa. 5. Laurel and Hardy were a major influence: Spanky ...

He was 31. The “Sweetheart of Our Gang,” Darla Hood, who drove us baby boomer boys wild, made 50 Rascals comedies from 1935-1941. She stayed in show business after leaving the gang and did fai ...

Recapture the magic of Hal Roachs in this delightful musical comedy compilation released to theaters in 1959 and featuring classics from the peak period of the most popular movie series of all ...

The kids in the "Our Gang" comedies - "The Little Rascals" - enjoyed as long a run on screen as anyone, starting in 1922. Before movies had sound, they had silent shorts with the kids - kids who ...

Jackie Lynn Taylor, who starred as one of the "Little Rascals" in five of Hal Roach’s “Our Gang” comedy shorts ... was eventually replaced by Darla Hood. The child actress also appeared ...