Barnum & Ringling, Inc.

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Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
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Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Written by H. M. Walker
Produced byRobert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 7, 1928 (1928-04-07)
Running time
17' 51" [1]
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Barnum & Ringling, Inc. is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed and co-produced by Robert F. McGowan. [2] It was the 74th Our Gang short to be released [3] and the first to have a synchronized musical and sound-effects track. [4] The short's title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which closed 89 years after the short was released.[ relevant? ]

Contents

Plot

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

See also

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References

  1. ↑ The Lucky Corner
  2. ↑ "Silent Era: Barnum & Ringling, Inc". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  3. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 86–87. ISBN   978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Barnum & Ringling, Inc". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.


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