Carl Switzer, who played Alfalfa in the "Our Gang" comedy series of the 1930s, was fatally shot in 1959. He was 31. He's the ...

Carl Switzer was a child star best known for playing Alfalfa in the Little Rascals’ Our Gang series in the 1930s.

Carl Switzer skyrocketed to fame as freckle-faced Alfalfa in the "Our Gang" series – but it wouldn’t be a wonderful life for the actor. At age 31, the former child star was killed in a fight ...

The Gas House Kids tackle a gang of criminals in the hope of winning the reward and helping a returning war veteran make a life with his girl. The Gas House Kids go to Hollywood, where they become ...

"Sons of the Desert," remembered as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s best film, opened in theaters on this day in 1933.

Avoid awkward political discussions at Christmas by instead debating whether "Die Hard" is a holiday movie. That would be a ...

Beloved child actor, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer started his career at the tender age of nine. Early on in his acting career, Switzer landed roles in various films, including "General Spanky" (1936 ...

The stress of forage season is officially underway for farmers across the country. With alfalfa being one of the most important forage crops on the farm and feed prices on the rise, it’s critical to ...