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                |  | Max Davidson (left), Pete the dog and Allen Hoskins. Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
 
 |  Moan and Groan, Inc.
 (1929) United States of America
 B&W : Two reels
 Directed by Robert F. McGowan
 Cast: Allen Hoskins [Farina], Jackie Cooper [Jackie], Mary Ann Jackson [Mary Ann], Bobby Hutchins [Wheezer], Norman Chaney [Chubby], Bobby Mallon [Bobby], Betty Jane Beard [Farina’s brother], Jay R. Smith [the kid with Japanese handcuffs], Edgar Kennedy [Kennedy, the cop], Max Davidson [the lunatic], Westcott Clarke [the police sergeant], Gertrude Howard [Farina’s mother], Pete the dog [The Wonder Dog Pal] Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation [A Robert McGowan Production; “Our Gang” Comedies]. / Produced by Hal Roach and Robert F. McGowan. From a screen story by Robert A. McGowan. Cinematography by Art Lloyd and F.E. Hershey. Sound recording by [?] Elmer Raguse? Film editor, Richard C. Currier. Presented by Hal Roach. / Released 7 December 1929. / Movietone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format. Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Full-sound film. Comedy. Survival status: Print exists. Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Keywords: Children - Haunted houses - Our Gang - Police: Policemen - Synchronized sound film Listing updated: 2 June 2024. References: Gulick-Rascals pp. 32, 78; Maltin-Selected p. 39 : ClasIm-330 p. 66 : Website-IMDb. Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD. |