Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1920-08-09
Place of Birth:Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Also Known As:Allen Clayton Hoskins, Farina

Fish Hooky (1933)
A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.

The Ghosts (1930)
Juanito gets locked out of his house in the middle of a windy night. Spanish language version of When the Wind Blows (1930)

The Holy Terror (1929)
Mary Ann is becoming a serious problem to the other gang members and Joe was given the job of training and controlling her behavior.

Your Own Back Yard (1925)
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. ...

The Our Gang Story (1994)
Join all you favorites--Spanky, Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Darla, Butch, Froggy and more--in a jam-packed special covering more than twenty years and 200...

Our Gang - Comedy Festival (2001)
Featuring the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than twenty years of classic Our Gang comedies to tickle...

Young Sherlocks (1922)
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.

Saturday Morning (1922)
The Rascals, feeling unloved at home, decide to become pirates. Meanwhile, a mother, an aunt and a valet join the cops in searching for the runaways.

The Big Show (1923)
The gang creates its own makeshift county fair, highlighted by a "movie," which is really a clever stage performance.

The Cobbler (1923)
A cobbler receives his back pension and invites the gang to celebrate with a picnic, but his car stalls along the way.

A Pleasant Journey (1923)
Ernie and Farina anger the police force with their shoeshine scheme. Later, the gang switches places with some runaways about to board a train.

Back Stage (1923)
The gang operates a donkey-propelled tour bus. Later, a cut-rate vaudeville producer hires them to help out with his show, which they wreck.

Tire Trouble (1924)
This Hal Roach comedy short, Tire Trouble, is the twenty-second entry in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series. In this one, Mickey drives his own...

Boys to Board (1923)
A kindly old schoolteacher helps the gang escape from a cruel boarding school, but they wind up in a bootlegger's booby-trapped house.

Stage Fright (1923)
Author Fawn Ochletree stages a charity performance of her latest play, a Romanesque epic. The gang and other neighborhood kids are forced into...

Derby Day (1923)
After the gang goes to the horse races, they decide to have a derby of their own.

Seein' Things (1924)
At the start we learn that Farina is suffering nightmares each time he eats meat. His mom tells him to stay away from the stuff but he loves it so...

Commencement Day (1924)
Centering around the closing days of the school year, this is a view into the life of a one-room schoolhouse. This type of learning institution has...

Lodge Night (1923)
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...

Sunday Calm (1923)
The kids gets taken on a Sunday picnic in this early three-reeler and after the first ten minutes, manage to elude the adults in this typically...

The Mysterious Mystery! (1924)
Mickey Daniels doing an impersonation of Sherlock Holmes and Joe Cobb being Watson as the two try to discover the whereabouts of a young rich kids...

Cradle Robbers (1924)
The boys cannot go fishing because they have to take care of their baby brothers and sisters. After trying unsuccessfully to sell their babies to...

Fast Company (1924)
Fast Company is the sixteenth short in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series created by Hal Roach. Many of the boys here want to go swimming but...

The Big Town (1925)
The gang play inside a railroad box car which suddenly closes, trapping them inside. The next morning they find themselves in New York City. After...

Circus Fever (1925)
The circus is in town and for one day only. By pretending to be sick some of the gang members were able to play hooky from school so as to attend the...

Official Officers (1925)
The kids in the tenements have no place to play except in streets where traffic is a hazard. Mickey gets the idea of building barricades to give our...

The Love Bug (1925)
Farina, Joe and Mickey are all struck by the love bug. After several problems, they go to the beauty salon, where Pineapple works and proceed to make...

Mary, Queen of Tots (1925)
A couple makes dolls modeled on neighborhood kids. A gardener at a mansion buys four of them for Mary, the girl of the house. He's her only friend:...

One Wild Ride (1925)
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...

Better Movies (1925)
The gang decided to go into the movie-making business, using all kinds of sets and props. There were problems as those not involved are trying to...

Baby Clothes (1926)
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...

Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926)
The Gang stages their own revisionist version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in Mickey's barn. But Joe's mother thinks the back yard needs cleaning, and...

Shivering Spooks (1926)
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...

War Feathers (1926)
While on a cross-country train trip, the Our Gang kids drive the rest of the passengers crazy with a never-ending game of cowboys and Indians. During...

Yale vs. Harvard (1927)
The Gang turn to playing football, and face tough competition against the Gas House Garlics.

The Smile Wins (1928)
Farina's mother is very ill and the mortgage is due. He tries to take over her laundry business, but the kids just wreck the clothes. Joe takes pity...

The Old Wallop (1927)
Wheezer likes to hit people on the nose, and his folks encourage him to do so. Then the Gang wandering off climbing atop a construction site while...

Heebee Jeebees (1927)
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...

Edison, Marconi & Co. (1928)
With Jay Edison as the inventor and Wheezer his assistant, the gang contrived an automobile of unusual construction; an automobile that will look...

Barnum & Ringling, Inc. (1928)
The kids decide to put on a circus at the local hotel. Seeing various pets and other domestic animals dressed up like circus animals was very...

Fair and Muddy (1928)
Living in an orphanage, the gang has to deal with Amanda, a child-hating spinster. To receive a bequest from a rich uncle, she must acquire a child....

Crazy House (1928)
Crazy House is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 76th Our Gang short that was released. It was the...

Growing Pains (1928)
Mary Ann has a liking toward Wheezer. Her mother tells her that if she gives him cod liver oil, he can become a giant. A circus giant comes to board,...

The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed...

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who...

Boxing Gloves (1929)
The Rascals have a boxing arena that could pack them in if they could find fighters who would actually mix it up. Harry and Farina notice a rivalry...

Lazy Days (1929)
While the other kids and animals find things to do on the farm, Farina becomes single-minded in his quest to do nothing at all.

Railroadin' (1929)
The gang is playing around the railroad station, and Joe and Chubby's father, an engineer, lectures against the kids playing in such a dangerous...

Small Talk (1929)
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...

Pups Is Pups (1930)
The gang decides to enter their animals in a local pet show.

Seeing the World (1927)
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...

Baby Brother (1927)
Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other side where he meets some kids his age (the rest of Our...

The Glorious Fourth (1927)
It's the Fourth of July and the mother of Our Gang member Joe Cobb is doing a brisk business at her fireworks stand. Briefly left in charge of the...

The Ol' Gray Hoss (1928)
This story revolves around an old man who feels alone in the world aside from the gang who keeps him company and his old horse. He runs a horse and...

The Spanking Age (1928)
Mary Ann Jackson and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother and...

Election Day (1929)
This film revolves around Election Day, a day on which Jay R. and Joe are fighting to get votes. They warn the kids that they'll be socked in the jaw...

Little Mother (1929)
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...

Cat, Dog & Co. (1929)
Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head of the Be Kind to Animals Society, they make it...

Moan & Groan, Inc. (1929)
The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2 (2021)
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2 contains the next 11 Our Gang sound shorts produced by Roach at the dawn of the "talkie...

When the Wind Blows (1930)
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...

Reckless (1935)
A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.

Bouncing Babies (1929)
With Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.

The First Seven Years (1930)
Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.

Shivering Shakespeare (1930)
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis. Things go...

Bear Shooters (1930)
The gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers decides to try and scare them off with a gorilla suit but...

You Said a Mouthful (1932)
Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the...

Dogs of War! (1923)
The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.

Rainy Days (1928)
Jay and Wheezer are left alone on a rainy afternoon when Mom goes out to run errands. But when their friends drop by and trash the place, the boys...

Tired Business Men (1927)
Tired Business Men is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 60th Our Gang short subject released.

Olympic Games (1927)
While the world watches the Olympic Games in Stockholm, the Rascals gather at the flats for their own games. Whether it's the shot put, the hurdles,...

Jubilo, Jr. (1924)
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...

Boys Will Be Joys (1925)
Adults have the Pike and Coney Island amusement parks, so the rascals put up their own rides in a large vacant lot. Mickey's got big plans for...

The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
Champion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and womanizer behind the scenes. Intoxicated at a party,...

Fly My Kite (1931)
A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he discovers she has a fortune in stock certificates.

Teacher's Pet (1930)
Jackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.

Helping Grandma (1931)
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.

A Tough Winter (1930)
The gang creates a huge mess after they get into a taffy-pulling contest.

School's Out (1930)
The schoolchildren lost their last teacher because she got married and quit her job. When the brother of their teacher Miss Crabtree comes to visit,...

Love Business (1931)
Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.

Little Daddy (1931)
Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.

Monkey Business (1926)
An abused chimpanzee escapes from a zoo. On the run, he meets Farina, running away from home and his battling parents. The two become friends and...

Saturday's Lesson (1929)
A man dressed as the devil scares the gang into minding their mothers.

Love My Dog (1927)
Farina Hoskins discovers a stray dog. Joe Cobb suggests that he and Farina take the dog to the gang's dog show. In the middle of the show, the...

One Terrible Day (1922)
Mrs. Pennington Van Renssalaer, a publicity-minded society matron, sponsors a children's outing, much to her and her chauffeur's eventual regret.

Fire Fighters (1922)
The gang forms a fire department; they end up thwarting a bootlegger, but not before their pet animals get drunk on his moonshine.

Thundering Fleas (1926)
The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.

45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
A young man visiting Hollywood on family business gets into trouble when he sees a bank robbery in progress, and thinks it is a movie scene.

The Stolen Jools (1931)
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists...

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1 (2021)
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1 contains the first 11 Our Gang sound shorts produced by Roach at the dawn of the...

Chicken Feed (1927)
Chicken Feed is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 66th Our Gang short subject released. The kids go...

Telling Whoppers (1926)
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.

Playin' Hookey (1928)
Wheezer gets excited watching his dog Pansy attack and rip apart the chickens and furniture in the back yard. His mother is upset, and his father...

Fast Freight (1929)
Fast Freight is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film. It was the 85th Our Gang short that was released. The gang takes a tramp's train ride and...

Ten Years Old (1927)
Ten Years Old is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 58th Our Gang short subject released. It was...

Noisy Noises (1929)
Joe Cobb is suffering through a toothache as well as having to babysit his little brother Rupert who won't stop crying. Every effort to calm Rupert...

The Champeen (1923)
Mickey and Jackie feud over Mary, so Sammy schedules a championship bout between the two rivals.

Dog Days (1925)
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...

School Begins (1928)
One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the...

July Days (1923)
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...

Big Business (1924)
In this short the kids are managing their own barber shop, with harrowing results. No one gets hurt, but most of the customers wind up bald or close...

The Fourth Alarm (1926)
The rascals once again, now as a plumbers.

The Sun Down Limited (1924)
The gang creates their own railroad after being chased from a local railyard, and competes with Toughie.

Spook Spoofing (1928)
As a joke, several members of the gang convince Farina, who is "brave but superstitious", that he's caused the demise of a young acquaintance and...

Shootin' Injuns (1925)
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 -...

Bring Home the Turkey (1927)
Habitually mistreated at the deceptively named Happyland Home Orphanage, the Our Gang kids find a loyal and kindhearted friend in the form of a black...

Bargain Day (1931)
Wheezer and Stymie, door-to-door salesmen, meet a lonely little rich girl.

It's a Bear (1924)
The kids pretend to be hunting a variety of animals when they're invited to a farm where they try to capture real game. This gets boring after a...

It's Showtime (1976)
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

Good Cheer (1926)
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...

Buried Treasure (1926)
The Rascals take their homemade boat on a search for treasure and crash a movie set.

After the Thin Man (1936)
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the...

The Buccaneers (1924)
This Our Gang short has the group playing pirates and building a ship to sail in. Once the ship hits water it sinks but they end up on another boat...

Wiggle Your Ears (1929)
This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and...

Dog Heaven (1927)
Poor Pete the Pup. He wants to hang himself because his master, Joe, has given up playing with him and going fishing for the love of a girl. A dog...