Moan and Groan, Inc.

Moan and Groan, Inc.
Moan and Groan, Inc.
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Robert F. McGowan; H.M. Walker
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan; Hal Roach
Starring	Edgar Kennedy ; Max Davidson ; Allen Hoskins ; Norman Chaney ; Mary Ann Jackson ; Jackie Cooper ; Bobby Hutchins
Cinematography	F. E. Hershey ; Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	December 7, 1929;
Running time	20' 36"
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated November 25, 2025

Moan and Groan, Inc. is a 1929 Our Gang short comedy film, the 94th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Moan and Groan, Inc. (1929)

Friendly neighborhood policeman Kennedy the Cop suggests that the kids dig for buried treasure, and they do so in the basement of an old abandoned house, which is inhabited by a homeless lunatic who takes giddy delight in scaring the children, particularly Farina. Kennedy eventually arrives at the house to save the kids and apprehend the lunatic.

Notes

Moan and Groan, Inc. features a short appearance by former Our Gang kid Jay R. Smith, his only appearance in a sound Our Gang short and his final appearance in the series.

Because of its reliance upon supposed Irish American, Jewish American and African American stereotypes, Moan and Groan, Inc. was deleted from King World's Little Rascals television package in 1971.

Cast

The Gang

Norman Chaney as Chubby
Jackie Cooper as Jackie
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
Bobby Mallon as Bobby
Pete the Pup as Himself

Additional cast

Betty Jane Beard as Trellis, Farina's baby brother
Jay R. Smith as Kid with Japanese handcuffs
Max Davidson as The Lunatic
Edgar Kennedy as Kennedy the Cop

Filming locations

The haunted house pictured in the film was the Minorini ranch house,^[4] built in the 1870s by Jose Arnaz, owner of Rancho Rincon de los Beyes, which covered most of the present-day Beverlywood neighborhood in Los Angeles and most of present-day Culver City, California.^[5]

References

↑ theluckycorner.com/
↑ "Silent Era: Moan and Groan, Inc". silentera. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Moan and Groan, Inc". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
↑ "Don José de Arnaz – Romance of a Rancho – Cheviot Hills History" . Retrieved November 14, 2024.
↑ 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 14, 2024.

External links

Moan and Groan, Inc. is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
Moan and Groan, Inc. at IMDb

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[1] theluckycorner.com/

[silentera-2] "Silent Era: Moan and Groan, Inc". silentera. Retrieved September 16, 2008.

[NY_Times-3] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Moan and Groan, Inc". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2008.

[4] "Don José de Arnaz – Romance of a Rancho – Cheviot Hills History" . Retrieved November 14, 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 November 14, 2024.

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