Bigger and Better

In 1930, Hal Roach decided to put his old OUR GANG actors, Mickey Daniels and Mary Kornman, back to work in a series of short teenage comedies. Adding in Grady Sutton and giving them the usual fine Roach behind-the-camera talent -- this would be the last movie that George Stevens handled as a regular cinematographer --this series of shorts continued for three years, Unhappily, while loaded with good performances and gags, the series -- and this one in particular -- lacks the innocent charm that series director Robert McGowan brought to the Our Gang series. Also, Mickey Daniels, has grown from a cute freckle-faced child to a positively ugly young man whose mugging is over the top.

It's still fun, so enjoy it for that. It's just not great.