Matthew Beard Movies

A magic lamp lets a young couple become kids again and exposes a mean old man who runs his orphanage like a prison.

The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.

The Gang plays hooky from school so they can listen to the tall tales of a friendly sea captain.

Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his...

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...

Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.

The gang, while playing firemen, come upon a real fire.

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

Charley is one of four identical brothers, which drives his girlfriend nuts.

Members of the Hall Johnson Choir play members of a church congregation in the deep South in 1936. THey hold an open-air tent-and-camp meeting in...

The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie, Dorothy, and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly believing he is "The Wild Man from Borneo."

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

Nappus sends his grandson north for schooling to shelter him from their community.

The gang goes after pirate treasure they believe is hidden in a cave.

This film sticks very closely to the Edna Ferber novel, rather than the musical based on the novel. There are only two major changes from Ferber's...

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

A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.

The gang decides to build their own fire engine.

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

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.