The Spanking Age

19280 EN

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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Mary Ann Jackson and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother 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. Before that, the Our Gang kids bring out out the old "alum" gag, along with several other tried-and-true comedy bits.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joe Cobb
Joe
Jean Darling
Jean
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Farina
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Ann
Harry Spear
Harry
Lyle Tayo
Stepmother
The Wonder Dog Pal
Pete

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert F. McGowan
Writers: Robert A. McGowan
Languages: English, No Language
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, No Language.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Our Gang: The Roach/MGM silents (1927–1929)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Joe Cobb and Jean Darling and Allen 'Farina' Hoskins carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0234782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 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. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

198 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, No Language.
3Part of the "Our Gang: The Roach/MGM silents (1927–1929)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Joe Cobb and Jean Darling and Allen 'Farina' Hoskins carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0234782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Spanking Age (1928)

Part of

Our Gang: The Roach/MGM silents (1927–1929)

These silent Our Gang shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. All films are two reels (20 minutes) long, except Spook Spoofing, which is three reels (30 minutes) long.