Big Business (1924 film)

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Big Business
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Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Written by Hal Roach
H. M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach
Starring Joe Cobb
Jackie Condon
Mickey Daniels
Allen Hoskins
Mary Kornman
Ernest Morrison
Andy Samuel
Allan Cavan
William Gillespie
Lyle Tayo
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • February 10, 1924 (1924-02-10)
Running time
27:13 [1]
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Big Business is a 1924 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. [2] [3] It was the 22nd Our Gang short subject to be released. [4]

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Plot

The gang starts up their own barbershop, giving the neighborhood kids haircuts that would not become popular for another sixty years. When they see Mickey in his Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit, they kidnap him and give him the works. Mickey then decides to join them in their enterprise.

Cast

Filming Locations

Jackie Condon is walking on the sidewalk wearing the sandwich board advertising the Gang's business on the north side of the 10400 block of Woodbine Street in the Palms neighborhood in Los Angeles. [5]

Two of the angry mothers with their sons are seen at the corner of Motor Avenue and Woodbine Street in front of 3392 Motor Avenue in the Palms neighborhood in Los Angeles. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ The Lucky Corner
  2. ↑ "Silent Era: Big Business". silentera. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Brooks (2011). "New York Times: Big Business". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  4. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 40–41. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 22, 2024.


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