Fast Freight (film)

Fast Freight
Fast Freight
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Written by	Anthony Mack ; H. M. Walker
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan ; Hal Roach
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Production; company	Hal Roach Studios
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 4, 1929;
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated December 22, 2024

Fast Freight is a 1929 American short silent comedy film.^[1]^[2] It was the 85th Our Gang short to be released.^[3]

Cast

The Gang

Joe Cobb as Joe
Jean Darling as Jean
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
Harry Spear as Harry
Pete the Pup as himself

Additional cast

Robert Dudley as Chief of Police

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References

↑ "Silent Era: Fast Freight". silentera.com. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Fast Freight". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2008.
↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 96–97. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links

Fast Freight at IMDb
Still Archived March 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at gettyimages.com

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[silentera-1] "Silent Era: Fast Freight". silentera.com. Retrieved September 15, 2008.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Fast Freight". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2008.

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 96–97. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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