Tomboy

Tomboy

Their big date...was a fight...or a game of ball!

1940 · 70 min · Drama, Romance

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

Directed by Robert F. McGowan · Written by Dorothy Davenport

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Heebee JeebeesHeebee Jeebees · 1927
Heebee Jeebees
★ 9.01927
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A hypnotist comes to town and puts the gang in animal-like trances. Now that the spell is off, the gang returns back to their usual roles. But then while at an afternoon tea social , the spell returned, ruining a perfectly good afternoon.
School BeginsSchool Begins · 1928
School Begins
★ 8.01928
MovieComedy
One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual of returning to school during the first week of September. School begins and some gang members are forging notes from their mother wanting out. Then too-young Wheezer parades by the school with escaped circus seals following him, causing a disturbance.
Free WheelingFree Wheeling · 1932
Free Wheeling
★ 7.61932
MovieComedy
Stymie takes Dickie for a ride in his runaway car and cures his stiff neck.
Sons of the LegionSons of the Legion · 1938
Sons of the Legion
★ 7.51938
MovieDrama
Sons of The Legion is a film about a group of young men looking to start a squadron in their Legion Post. However, because the boy's father wrongfully received a dishonorable discharge after World War I, his father cannot join the Legion and in turn his son cannot join the squadron [wikipedia]
Telling WhoppersTelling Whoppers · 1926
Telling Whoppers
★ 7.51926
MovieComedyFamily
Farina and Joe fib to the gang that they've beaten up the neighborhood bully. Later, they hear he's been murdered and think they'll get the blame.
Shootin' InjunsShootin' Injuns · 1925
Shootin' Injuns
★ 7.21925
MovieComedy
Many of the "Our Gang" kids are in their secret clubhouse - so secret that some wannabe members have troubles trying to find the tunnel entrance - planning their next game, which will be a Wild West shootout. They run into some obstacles in playing the game, including objections from parents, and as such they decide to postpone it until the wee hours of the next morning and play it in the streets of the neighborhood. As it begins to rain during the middle of their shootout that morning, they decide to take refuge in a neighborhood house. What they are unaware of is that the house belongs to inventor W.R. Jones, who rigged it to be a "magnetic house", a demonstration for a possible amusement park attraction. Not knowing about the house's rigged contraptions leads to a lot of misadventures for the gang not related to shooting Indians as they try to figure out what's happening around them.
Seeing the WorldSeeing the World · 1927
Seeing the World
★ 7.11927
MovieComedy
In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a tour of Naples, Pompeii, Rome, the Vatican, Venice, London, and finally Paris, where problems arise on top of the Eiffel Tower.
Choo-Choo!Choo-Choo! · 1932
Choo-Choo!
★ 7.01932
MovieComedy
The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.
One Wild RideOne Wild Ride · 1925
One Wild Ride
★ 6.81925
MovieComedy
The gang has a taxi, consisting of an old Model T with no engine, pushed by a horse. When the owner takes his horse back, they must rely on motorists to tow them to the top of the hill so they can coast down. Little Farina borrows the car and it runs out of control all over town, causing mayhem everywhere it goes.
Love BusinessLove Business · 1931
Love Business
★ 6.81931
MovieComedy
Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.
When the Wind BlowsWhen the Wind Blows · 1930
When the Wind Blows
★ 6.71930
MovieComedy
Jackie throws his schoolbook out the window in disgust, but then climbs outside to retrieve it. Finding himself locked out, he tries various means of getting back inside without his parents finding out. When his parents mistake his noises for a burglar, a local policeman is called, but he seems incompetent to catch either the phony burglar or the real one who has shown up in the meantime
Our GangOur Gang · 1922
Our Gang
★ 6.61922
MovieComedy
An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.
Baby ClothesBaby Clothes · 1926
Baby Clothes
★ 6.61926
MovieComedy
Mr. and Mrs. Weedle are desperate to find two babies, for their rich uncle has sent them money for years thinking they have children. Now that he’s coming into town, the couple must find a pair of babies as soon as possible. The Our Gang kids are ready for the job, but a 27-year old midget is also in the running for the job and he doesn’t play fairly.
Your Own Back YardYour Own Back Yard · 1925
Your Own Back Yard
★ 6.51925
MovieComedy
Your Own Back Yard is a 1925 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 43rd Our Gang short subject released. Farina is having a very bad day, especially by his friends-very cruel playing nasty tricks, etc. Heeding his mother's advice to stay "in your own back yard," he does just that, feeding jumping beans to his chickens.
July DaysJuly Days · 1923
July Days
★ 6.51923
MovieComedyFamily
The gang is trying just about anything to pass the time during their summer vacation. As usual, Mickey and Jack are trying to win the affections of Mary. In the interim, the village blacksmith, "Dad" Anderson, receives a lucrative contract to produce a creation of his: a sail-propelled scooter. The gang is lucky enough to get a hold of a few of these scooters, and happily sail down the city streets.
Good CheerGood Cheer · 1926
Good Cheer
★ 6.41926
MovieComedyFamily
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 fervently enough.

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