The Spanking Age
| The Spanking Age | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | Anthony Mack H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Mary Ann Jackson Bobby Hutchins Jean Darling Joe Cobb Allen Hoskins Harry Spear Pete the Pup Lyle Tayo |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 20:38 |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Spanking Age is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film, the 80th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1] The film was considered lost until a copy surfaced in 1990.[2] It was the first film in the series to be released with a synchronized orchestral musical score with sound effects.[3]
Plot
[edit]Mary Ann and Wheezer are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother and stepsister. The kids exact revenge by rigging a few clever contraptions of their own. The father sells a patent worth millions and leaves the stepmother and stepdaughter.
Cast
[edit]The Gang
[edit]- Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
- Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
- Jean Darling as Jean, the stepsister
- Joe Cobb as Joe
- Allen Hoskins as Farina
- Harry Spear as Harry
- Pete the Pup as Petie
Additional cast
[edit]- Lyle Tayo as Stepmother
References
[edit]- ↑ "Silent Era: The Spanking Age". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- ↑ Hal Erickson (2008). "New York Times: The Spanking Age". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- ↑ Demoss, Robet (January 3, 2005). "The Spanking Age - film no. 80". The Lucky Corner.
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