Telling Whoppers

Telling Whoppers
Telling Whoppers
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Directed by	Robert F. McGowan; Anthony Mack
Written by	Hal Roach; H. M. Walker
Produced by	Hal Roach; F. Richard Jones
Starring	Joe Cobb; Jackie Condon; Allen Hoskins; Scooter Lowry; Jay R. Smith; Bobby Young; Billy Naylor; Johnny Downs; Peggy Eames; Charles McAvoy; Gene Morgan; Dorothy Vernon; S. D. Wilcox; Charley Young; Diamond the Dog; Pal the Dog;
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	December 19, 1926;
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

Telling Whoppers is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan and nephew Anthony Mack.^[1]^[2] It was the 55th Our Gang short subject to be released.^[3]

Plot

The neighborhood bully, Tuffy, played by Johnny Downs, is determined to lick every boy in the neighborhood. He beats up one boy, makes Jay and Jackie stand on their heads, and makes Bonedust and Scooter bark like a dog. Along comes Joe and Farina wearing bandages, and pretending to be too disabled to fight, but Tuffy beats them up anyway. Joe and Farina encourage the boys to band together and they then chase the bully off. The gang retires to their hideout and draw lots to decide who should finish the bully off. On second thought, Tuffy was swimming and was not allowed in the premises. Joe and Farina draw the unlucky lots and go looking for the bully, but Peggy tells them that Tuffy has moved to Chicago. Joe and Farina return with the lie that they beat Tuffy up and threw him in the lake. At the end of it, Tuffy's mother spanked him.

Cast

The Gang

Joe Cobb as Joe
Jackie Condon as Jackie
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Scooter Lowry as Skooter
Jay R. Smith as Jay R.
Bobby Young as Bonedust
Billy Naylor as Billy

Additional cast

Johnny Downs as Tuffy Thompson
Peggy Eames as Peggy
Charles McAvoy as Officer
Gene Morgan as Officer
Dorothy Vernon as Tuffy's mother
S. D. Wilcox as Officer
Charley Young as man near swimming hole
Diamond the Dog as himself
Pal the Dog as himself

References

^ "Silent Era: Telling Whoppers". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
^ Nugent, Frank S. (2011). "New York Times: Telling Whoppers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 70–71. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links

Telling Whoppers at IMDb

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[silentera-1] "Silent Era: Telling Whoppers". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[NY_Times-2] Nugent, Frank S. (2011). "New York Times: Telling Whoppers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 70–71. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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