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Every Man for Himself

1924 0h 14m EN
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6.5
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★6.5TMDB · 5
ComedyFamily
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This Our Gang short has the group running an athletic club where Joe is put through a couple fights. They also appear to be running a wireless shoe-shining gig where they get customers by splashing paint on their shoes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Robert F. McGowan
Languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Our Gang: The Roach/Pathé silents (1922-1928)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0235373 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert F. McGowan directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Part of the "Our Gang: The Roach/Pathé silents (1922-1928)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5IMDB entry: tt0235373 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime
14 min · 0h 14m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Part of

Our Gang: The Roach/Pathé silents (1922-1928)

These two-reel silent Our Gang shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed to theaters by Pathé between 1922 and 1928.

Also by

Robert F. McGowan

Production companies

Who made it

  • HA

    Hal Roach Studios

    US

Key crew

    Themes & keywords

    What it's about, really

    • silent film
    • shoeshine
    • short film

    Release history · US

    When it landed

    • Theatrical1924-10-19

    Also known as

    International titles

    • Shoeshine ShopUS

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