The Spanking Age is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1] It was the 80th Our Gang short to be released.[2] The film was considered lost until a copy surfaced in 1990.[3]
| 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 |
Plot
editMary Ann and Wheezer are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother (Lyle Tayo) and stepsister. The kids get even by rigging a few clever contraptions of their own. In the end the father sells a patent worth millions and thereby leaves the stepmother and stepdaughter.
Cast
editThe 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.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 92. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ 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.
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