The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil - Paris, TX, 1975

Duration: 23:18

Year Published: 1975

Sound: sound

Description: This version of an Our Gang style itinerant film, made by Texas filmmaker Melton Barker, stars a local cast from Paris, Texas, in 1975. When their friend Betty Davis is kidnapped, the local children pull together to find her. Once the kidnappers are caught and turned over to the police, the gang celebrates with a party and talent show. The Kidnappers Foil was among the 25 American films deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant through their addition to the 2012 National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.