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Seeing the World

1927 0h 20m EN
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7.1
SOLID
★7.1TMDB · 5
Comedy
Synopsis
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In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a tour of Naples, Pompeii, Rome, the Vatican, Venice, London, and finally Paris, where problems arise on top of the Eiffel Tower.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Robert A. McGowan
Writers
Hal Roach
Languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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99 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert A. McGowan, shot by Art Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard C. Currier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stan Laurel and Joe Cobb and Jackie Condon carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0142828 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert A. McGowan directs. Art Lloyd behind the camera. Richard C. Currier cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 299 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.
  • 5Directed by Robert A. McGowan, shot by Art Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Richard C. Currier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Stan Laurel and Joe Cobb and Jackie Condon carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt0142828 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Art Lloyd
Editing
Richard C. Currier
Runtime
20 min · 0h 20m
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 A. McGowan

Production companies

Who made it

  • HA

    Hal Roach Studios

    US

Key crew

  • Assistant DirectorStan Laurel
  • Supervising ProducerF. Richard Jones
  • Assistant DirectorCharles Oelze
  • ProducerHal Roach
  • EditorRichard C. Currier

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • silent film
  • short film

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1927-02-13

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