Barnum & Ringling, Inc. is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed and co-produced by Robert F. McGowan.[2] It was the 74th Our Gang short to be released[3] and the first to have a synchronized musical and sound-effects track.[4] The short's title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which closed 89 years after the short was released.[relevant?]
| Barnum & Ringling, Inc. | |
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| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 17' 51"[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
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Cast
editThe Gang
edit- Joe Cobb as Joe
- Jackie Condon as Jackie
- Jean Darling as Jean
- Allen Hoskins as Farina
- Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
- Jay R. Smith as Jay
- Harry Spear as Harry
- Bobby Dean as Little Egypt
- Paul Toien as Our Gang member
- Pete the Pup as Himself
Additional cast
edit- George B. French as Desk clerk
- William Gillespie as Hotel manager
- Oliver Hardy as Startled drunk
- Dorothy Coburn as Lady who sits on egg
- Charles King as Amorous young man
- Ham Kinsey as Bellboy
- Lillianne Leighton as Lady with goose in dress
- Edna Marion as Maid
- Eric Mayne as Bearded man in bed
- Charles A. Millsfield as Toothless Frenchman
- Patsy O'Byrne as Lobby extra
- Eugene Pallette as Hotel detective
- May Wallace as Dowager
- Johnny Aber as Undetermined role
- Mildred Kornman as Undetermined role
- Retta Palmer as Undetermined role
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Lucky Corner
- ^ "Silent Era: Barnum & Ringling, Inc". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Barnum & Ringling, Inc". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
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