George McFarland

Acting

George McFarland

Born 1928-10-02 · Dallas, Texas, USA

George 'Spanky' McFarland was born on October 2, 1928 in Dallas, Texas, USA as George Robert Phillips McFarland. He was an actor, known for General Spanky (1936), Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937) and Beginner's Luck (1935). He was married to Doris. He died of a heart attack on June 30, 1993 in Grapevine, Texas.

Acting credits

Night 'n' Gales poster
7.0

Because of a storm, the Gang has to stay overnight at Darla's house, and they drive her father crazy.

Night 'n' Gales

1937

The Woman in the Window poster
7.4

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

The Woman in the Window

1944

Sprucin' Up poster
6.8

A new truant officer moves into the neighborhood, and everybody wants to get friendly with his daughter.

Sprucin' Up

1935

Going Hollywood: The '30s poster
9.0

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Joy Scouts poster
6.8

The Boys Scouts give a demonstration of their camping skills, but Our Gang are excluded from participating because they are not yet old enough. Undeterred, the kids head off on their own unsupervised camping adventure, with comically disastrous results.

Joy Scouts

1939

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster
7.0

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine poster
6.5

A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

Fightin' Fools poster
6.6

While the Our Gang kids are enjoying the local swimming hole, a rival group ties all their clothes in knots. Our Gang challenges the meanies, and the two sides have a military-style battle using fruits and vegetables for ammunition.

Fightin' Fools

1941

Choo-Choo! poster
7.0

The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.

Choo-Choo!

1932

Free Wheeling poster
7.6

Stymie takes Dickie for a ride in his runaway car and cures his stiff neck.

Free Wheeling

1932

Wedding Worries poster
6.3

The Our Gang kids worry that Darla's new stepmother will be an evil stepmother like of fairy tale fame.

Wedding Worries

1941

Goin' Fishin' poster
6.3

The gang is going fishing and wants to get an early start, but they end up causing all sorts of problems for the passengers of a city bus.

Goin' Fishin'

1940

Hollywood’s Children poster
9.0

A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).

Hollywood’s Children

1982

Here Comes the Band poster
7.0

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfriend with him. Also going to court are the Jubilee singers, hillbillies, and some cowboys and Indians who demonstrate that the composer wrote his song by rearranging four folk tunes. He wins his song back and $50,000 in damages. Songs include: "Heading Home," "Roll Along Prairie Moon," "Tender Is the Night," "You're My Thrill," "I'm Bound for Heaven," and "The Army Band."

Here Comes the Band

1935

Alfalfa's Aunt poster
6.5

Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa thinks she's trying to murder him. It's up to the Spanky and the gang to save him.

Alfalfa's Aunt

1939

Dog Daze poster
5.4

The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward, but nearly get busted for dognapping.

Dog Daze

1939

Rushin' Ballet poster
6.7

While trying to track down Butch, Spanky and Alfalfa get caught up in a dance recital.

Rushin' Ballet

1937

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen poster
NR

A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with Shirley Temple, Margaret O'Brien, and numerous others along with interviews.

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989

Anniversary Trouble poster
6.8

The gang's treasury is entrusted to Spanky, who accidentally gets it mixed up with his father's money.

Anniversary Trouble

1935

Honky Donkey poster
7.0

Rich kid Wally brings the gang back home to play, along with their mule.

Honky Donkey

1934

The First Round-Up poster
7.0

The gang packs up for a camping trip to Cherry Creek two miles from their home, but to them it is the wilderness. After night falls, the hooting owls and croaking frogs conjure up visions of spooks. When a thunderstorm hits, they all scurry for home.

The First Round-Up

1934

All About Hash poster
6.0

Mickey's parents are constantly quarreling because his mother serves hash every Monday night. The kids decide to put on a radio skit to try to get them to stop fighting.

All About Hash

1940

Johnny Doughboy poster
5.6

As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, lookalike fan Penelope Ryan is recruited by a group of former child stars to perform in a USO show.

Johnny Doughboy

1942

The Big Premiere poster
6.7

It is a premiere night at the Fox Carthay Circle theater, and the Our Gang show up to observe the festivities. But after the Gang causes a disruption, the police send them scurrying home. Not to worry--the Our Gang stage their own premiere night in the clubhouse barn.

The Big Premiere

1940