Series: Our Gang Director: Robert F. McGowan Producer: Hal Roach, Robert F. McGowan Dialogue: H.M. Walker Photography: Art Lloyd, F.E. Hershey Editor: Richard C. Currier Sound: Elmer Raguse Stars: Bobby Hutchins, Mary Ann Jackson, Allen Hoskins, Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Harry Spear Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Released: 18 May 1929 Length: 3 reels Production No.: G-23 Filming dates: March 25 - April 6, 1929 Rating: -/10

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Trivia • Copyrighted July 30, 1929. • The 89th film in the series. It was the 86th film in the series to be released. However, according to Maltin's earlier book, The Great Movie Shorts, as well as Richard Lewis Ward's A History Of The Hal Roach Studios, the release date was April 18, 1929. This was probably either a preview date or a mistake. • The first 3-reel film in the Our Gang series. • Publicity photos reveal deleted footage in which the kids are sitting on the curb outside the wealthy estate. In one shot, they're in front of the gate and get chased away by Harmon. This is why he later knows that they've been prowling around there all day. • Since the studio only had one set of sound equipment, the Laurel & Hardy short "Unaccustomed As We Are," which was being made at the same time as this Our Gang short, had to be filmed at night to accomodate the kids, who could only work until five in the afternoon. • The press release reveals that the Culver City fire and police departments were involved in this film. Perhaps some of the extras were actual firefighters and police officers. • The press release indicates that this was a two-reeler, but this is almost certainly incorrect since the cutting continuity and the Copyright Catalog both indicate that the film was a three-reeler. In fact, the continuity states that the first reel ends as Eddy tickles Wheezer, and the second reel ends as Joe explains the parrot to Farina and they exit the room. • Later studio publicity states that it was during the making of this film that the kids were first encouraged to address each other by their character names while off-camera. This way, they wouldn't waste film by absent-mindedly using their real names.

	Bobby Hutchins Wheezer
	Mary Ann Jackson Mary Ann
	Allen Hoskins Farina
	Joe Cobb Joe
	Jean Darling Jean
	Harry Spear Harry
	Helen Jerome Eddy Wheezer's new mother
	Lyle Tayo Mrs. Brown
	Emmett King Doctor
	Emma Reed Maid
	Pat Harmon Officer in charge
	Symona Boniface Miss Eddy's friend
	Mary Emery Miss Eddy's friend
	Viola Porter Miss Eddy's friend
	Frona Hale Miss Eddy's friend
	Charles McMurphy Officer in charge
	Edith Fortier Domestic
	Pete Pete

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Acknowledgements: The Little Rascals: The Life And Times Of Our Gang by Leonard Maltin & Richard W. Bann (book) http://www.theluckycorner.com/rmt/089.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) [Expanded cast list] Jesse Brisson (identification of Mary Emery, Viola Porter, Frona Hale) This page was last updated on: 26 May 2023