Robert F. McGowan Movies

The Mystic J.J.J.'s challenge Ernie's bravery; he spins a tale of saving a rich young girl from kidnappers and of creating a utopia called Freetown.

The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.

The kids are playing baseball when a man dressed in Middle-Eastern clothing comes out and tells them to be quiet. They join Mary, Farina, and Scooter...

Family drama about a father raising his motherless teenage daughter in a small town.

Little Mother is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by...

A young married couple volunteer to take charge of several orphans after the asylum has burned down. Of course they find their hands full with their...

Teenagers try to clear a friend accused of murder.

A young boy, determined to make money enough to buy his mother a birthday present, finds a variety of odd jobs and finally starts up a makeshift...

The gang creates its own makeshift county fair, highlighted by a "movie," which is really a clever stage performance.

The gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the menu". Wheezer, the youngest child, gets adopted by a...

Boys are sent to military school in order to get them out of the way of their too-busy-to-bother parents or guardians. Lonely young Philip Stewart...

The gang finds what they think is a magic lamp.

The gang creates their own railroad after being chased from a local railyard, and competes with Toughie.

Spanky's parents are trying unsuccessfully to get Spanky to spend a peaceful first night in his own room.

While the rest of the gang goes fishing, Spanky gets stuck babysitting.

On Christmas Eve, the Gang copes with hardships, helps capture a gang of thieves, and learns that Santa Claus really exists for those who wish...

Whiskey smuggler Dubec, trades liquor to the Indians, takes revenge on the Royal North West Mounted Police pursuing him by killing the wife of post...

The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.

The boys are showing off their dogs to each other when little rich girl Mary Kornman rides by in her pony-drawn cart. When the pony shies and runs...

This one has to be seen to be believed. Apparently the gang has witnessed a Ku Klux Klan meeting. They decide to form their own lodge. They call...