Lazy Days (film)

Lazy Days
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach
Starring	Allen Hoskins Jannie Hoskins Junior Allen Joe Cobb Norman Chaney Mary Ann Jackson Harry Spear Jean Darling
Cinematography	F. E. Hershey Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	August 24, 1929 (1929-08-24)
Running time	20' 00" [1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Lazy Days is a 1929 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. ^{[2] [3]} Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 89th Our Gang short to be released, and the third to be made with sound. ^[4]

Synopsis

Lazy Days (1929)

A lethargic Farina lounges about, waited upon by his girlfriend Trellis and half-minding his baby brother. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang are preparing their younger brothers and sisters for entry in a baby contest - including Joe's unsubtle attempt to pass off eleven-year-old Chubby as an infant - with the prize being $50.00. When Farina learns about the contest, he slowly begins bathing and dressing his younger brother. Later, while on the way to the contest, Farina has a mishap with the stroller. After giving up and laying down to rest, he learns from Joe that there was no prize since the contest was actually held over a month ago.

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

• Junior Allen as Thermos/Junior, Farina's brother
• Jannie Hoskins as Trellis, Farina's girlfriend

Note

• Farina's younger sister Jannie, who had appeared in several of the silent Our Gang films, appears in this film as Farina's girlfriend, Trellis. This was the first of only two appearances she made in sound films of the Our Gang series (the other Teacher's Beau ).
• Lazy Days was one of several Our Gang films deleted from King World's Little Rascals television package in 1971 because of material considered racially offensive or insensitive. Because of its depiction of young African-American Farina as stereotypically—and exaggeratedly—lazy, the short has been withheld from television since the 1970s, although it has been released on home video. Although the film is still under copyright, ^[5] it sometimes turns up in mutilated form on bootleg/public domain home video releases.

Filming Locations

The scene where the stroller's wheels keep falling off was filmed on South Canfield Avenue between Venice Blvd and Culver Blvd in Culver City, California. ^[6]

See also

• Our Gang filmography

References

1. theluckycorner.com/
2. "Silent Era: Lazy Days". silentera. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
3. Isherwood, Charles (2011). "New York Times: Lazy Days". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
4. Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 105–106. ISBN   978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved March 3, 2024.
5. Demoss, Robert (November 9, 2008). "Entry for Lazy Days at The Lucky Corner" . Retrieved November 19, 2008.
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 November 10, 2024.

External links

• Lazy Days at IMDb