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 March 04, 2024

Moan and Groan, Inc. 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 94th Our Gang short to be released.^[4]

Synopsis

Friendly neighborhood policeman Kennedy the Cop warns the gang to stay away from an old abandoned house in the neighborhood. Instead, he suggests the kids go dig for buried treasure, which they proceed to do in the basement of an old abandoned house. The house is inhabited by a homeless lunatic, who takes giddy delight in scaring the children, particularly Farina. Kennedy eventually turns up at the house to save the kids and apprehend the lunatic, but can hardly take care of himself.

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 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

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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.
↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 107–108. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links

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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] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 107–108. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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