Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-10-19 | Page 9 | "Our Gang," Regular Kids, Have Their Own School

Our Gang Regular Kids Have Their ear Own School 2 h w t aI p i 1 SS e. e V v I E Lt Y t g Robert McGowan and members of Our Gang By n J CI JU JU U G XEA Et S Service A I HOLLY HOLLYWOOD HOLLY Cal Oct IS One IS-One One of the remarkable men in pictures Is Hobert Robert McGowan II Father pro tern counselor guardian guard lan ian confidant aiU ard director C of the r ani youngsters un in Hal Roach's Our i Gang comedies McGowan comedies McGowan is all these welded Into one uncommonly sensible and sensitive moral who inspires and evol evokes es the best these kids have of loyalty ard talent I J I You will like the theay way ay he talks I about his child children en You pu will trill like leis his mEth methods ds of Manning and holding I 1 their confidence You will relish seeing e Our Gang through his I Yd kindly eyes bedded ed in in I I freckles and smile We AVe are are doing an an airplane scene scene ene he lie said Far fa 1 1 little Joe Cobb was supposed p s to be up in the plane Ye We neaR eaR had a regular machine c n attached to block and tackle ready read to be hoisted hoisted hoisted hoist hoist- ed 40 feet giving ing the semblance of flight I noticed Joe was p pale le If Jf youre you're s scared ared you dOnt don't have hate to do it Joe 1 I I explained Gee Im I'm sure sure- scared Mr Ir McGowan Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Gowan confessed he but Ill I'll do it if j you OU ou want me me to Joe did the scene and did it well I was almost awed by that little year sIX expression of confidence in me Joe Joes Joe's s attitude reflects that of ot the entire gang gang- gang I front from Fariha Farina who ho i t three t to Mickey nine nitle It is h one ore preci precious us I requirement in our OUI association who saw Jr in which Will ill Rogers did a bit with the Gang will forget the poignant episode li ii licke brings a ab b birthday a hat to o his weary wean browbeaten browbeaten brow brow- beaten set as mother Or fine a al In bit l that bo of P pathos the boy as sr registered registered reg reg- has ever be tin n seer on the one the screen Now no director in to the tle world could have have h ld that child how liow tu iu play those s scenes scene's enes I merely explained explained ex explained ex- ex the whole thing In ad advance nce to Mickey Micke letting him work it out in his owr own way Had I tried to show him he i would have mimicked me Instead td of portraying I how a alin small boy v. v ula really l feel e 1 under c e ethe the circumstances Mary th the little blond charmer is a natural actress Also a natural vamp keeping the male members of the gang in constant turmoil off ort and on the screen We recently added a sixth mem member ber bel to the gang gang gang-a a colored boy Gene older brother of Farina Time will tell how he develops It is my pride that none of these youngsters has ever been hurt I always listen to th their troubles trouble and explain everything they dont don't under under- I stand tand It takes a lot of patience but It is worth orth while I They are all what h has s come to tobe be called the regular American II I j l kid id Or Orce ce at a benefit the they all refused reI refused re- re fused to be lie photographed with a I little Fauntleroy with golden curls and velvet suit They dont don't realize that their I studio life differs from that of other children The They have ha their own school on the lot And they consider I their pia play hours those before the camera Any child behind In nis I studies cant can't pla play And so the gangs gang's education is ahead of that I for corresponding age at pu public bUc school They The art are marvelous mar youngsters II and I love them as I 1 would my own I I children I only wish ish I were were- as good I a director as the they are little troup- troup ers j ers