Beginner's Luck is a 1935 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 135th Our Gang short (47th talking episode) that was released. It was also the first short for seven-year-old Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and his ten-year-old brother Harold Switzer to appear.

CAST
George McFarland as Spanky
Matthew Beard as Stymie
Scotty Beckett as Scotty
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Alvin Buckelew as Alvin
Jerry Tucker as Jerry
Eileen Bernstein as Our Gang member
Sidney Kibrick as Our Gang member
Cecilia Murray as Our Gang member
Donald Profitt as Our Gang member
Merrill Strong as Our Gang member
Pete the Pup as himself

Additional cast
Marianne Edwards as Daisy Dimple
Laura June Kenny as Floradora Dolly
The Cabin Kids as Themselves
Bonnie Lynn as Little girl singing
The Meglin Kiddies as the Floradora Dollies
Carl Switzer as Arizona Nightingale
Harold Switzer as Arizona Nightingale
Freddie Walburn as Kid with the harmonica
Jackie White as Tapdancer
Bess Flowers as Friend of Spanky's mother
Charlie Hall as Stage hand
Tom Herbert as Master of Ceremonies
Ruth Hiatt as Daisy's mother
Kitty Kelly as Spanky's mother
James C. Morton as Piano player
May Wallace as Spanky's grandmother
Ernie Alexander as Audience member
Fred Holmes as Audience member
Jack Lipson as Audience member
Tommy McFarland as Audience member
Robert McKenzie as Audience member
Snooky Valentine as Undetermined role

Directed by Gus Meins
Produced by Hal Roach
Cinematography Art Lloyd
Edited by Louis McManus
Music by Marvin Hatley
Distributed by MGM
Release date February 23, 1935
Country United States
Language English