Fair and Muddy

Fair and Muddy
Fair and Muddy
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Directed by	Charley Oelze
Written by	H. M. Walker
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan ; Hal Roach
Starring	Joe Cobb ; Jackie Condon ; Jean Darling ; Allen Hoskins ; Bobby Hutchins ; Mildred Kornman ; Jay R. Smith ; Harry Spear ; Johnny Aber; Bobby Dean; Donnie Smith; Bobby Young ; Pete the Pup ; Lillianne Leighton; Alfred Fisher ; Florence Lee ; Charles King
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 5, 1928;
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated November 25, 2025

Fair and Muddy is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film, the 75th in the series, directed by Charley Oelze.^[1]^[2] It had been considered lost until a print of the film was discovered in Europe in 2008.^{[ citation needed ]}

Plot

The gang live at the Gramercy Orphanage, operated by Grandpa and Grandma Evans. Next door to the orphanage lives Amanda Schultz, a child-hating spinster who has a drawer full of confiscated baseballs that she has taken from the kids. However, Amanda is nicer to the gang after she receives a telegram stating that she must acquire a child of her own in order to inherit a bequest from a rich uncle.

Grandpa Evans is suspicious of Amanda's actions and tells the kids to make life miserable for her. The gang stick Amanda with pins, attack her chauffeur with a pea shooter and set her friend ablaze. Then a rival gang arrives and a mud battle ensues. Amanda joins the mud bath and wins it for the gang. The experience softens her as she realizes that the gang made her feel like a child again.

Cast

The Gang

Joe Cobb as Joe
Jackie Condon as Jackie
Jean Darling as Jean
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Mildred Kornman as Mildred
Jay R. Smith as Jay
Harry Spear as Harry
Pete the Pup as Pansy

Additional cast

Johnny Aber as Kid at orphanage
Bobby Dean as Fat kid at the orphanage
Donnie Smith as Kid at orphanage
Bobby Young as Rival gang member
Edgar Dearing as Motorcycle cop
Alfred Fisher as Grandpa Evans
Charles King as Chauffeur
Florence Lee as Grandma Evans
Lillianne Leighton as Mrs. Amanda Schultz
Sam Lufkin as Man laughing
Patsy O'Byrne as Character part unknown
Carolina "Spike" Rankin as Alvira
Charley Young as Man checking tire

References

↑ "Silent Era: Fair and Muddy". silentera. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Fair and Muddy". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

External links

Fair and Muddy at IMDb

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[silentera-1] "Silent Era: Fair and Muddy". silentera. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Fair and Muddy". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

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