Seeing the World

Seeing the World
Seeing the World
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Directed by	Anthony Mack ; Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Hal Roach ; H. M. Walker
Produced by	F. Richard Jones ; Hal Roach
Starring	Joe Cobb ; Jackie Condon ; Jean Darling ; Johnny Downs ; Allen Hoskins ; Scooter Lowry ; Jay R. Smith ; Peggy Eames; Jean Darling; James Finlayson ; Stan Laurel
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Production; company	Hal Roach Studios
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	February 13, 1927;
Running time	19:30
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated November 25, 2025

Full film

Seeing the World (also known as A Roamin' Holiday) is a 1927 silent Our Gang film, the 57th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan and Anthony Mack.^[1]^[2]^[3] The film features James Finlayson and contains a brief appearance by Stan Laurel, who later wrote: "That 'Seeing the World' is a very bad film, plus the print—I felt sorry for Finlayson practically working alone with nothing funny to do—He made every face in the book in this one!!"^[4]

Plot

The gang's teacher wins a trip to Europe, but the gang accompanies him causing the trip to become a nightmare. The group treks through Venice, Rome, Pompeii, Naples, London and Paris, where Farina tries to retrieve her lost tooth stolen by a pigeon on the railings of the Eiffel Tower. Both Farina and Finlayson, who tries to rescue her, fall from the side of the tower. The teacher awakens, realizing that the whole adventure was a dream. He had fallen asleep after the gang mixed sleeping potion into his water.

Cast

The Gang

Joe Cobb as Joe
Jackie Condon as Jackie
Johnny Downs as Johnny
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Scooter Lowry as Skooter
Jay R. Smith as Jay
Peggy Eames as Peggy

Additional cast

James Finlayson as James Finlayson, the schoolteacher
Jean Darling as Extra at pier
Ed Brandenburg as Window washer
Frank Butler as English pedestrian
Dorothy Darling as Extra at pier
Charlie Hall as English chauffeur
Ham Kinsey as Ship's official
Stan Laurel as English pedestrian
Charles McMurphy as Ship's official
Charley Young as Extra at pier
David, Prince of Wales as himself (stock footage)
Gaston Doumergue as himself (stock footage)
Yusef of Morocco as himself (stock footage)

References

↑ Thompson, Paul (January 7, 1927). "Seeing the World". Motion Picture News. XXXV (1): 489. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ "Silent Era: Seeing the World". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
↑ Rosenberg, Karen (2011). "New York Times: Seeing the World". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
↑ "Letter from Stan Laurel to Mike Polacek, 23 April 1964". The Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

External links

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[1] Thompson, Paul (January 7, 1927). "Seeing the World". Motion Picture News. XXXV (1): 489. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[silentera-2] "Silent Era: Seeing the World". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[NY_Times-3] Rosenberg, Karen (2011). "New York Times: Seeing the World". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[4] "Letter from Stan Laurel to Mike Polacek, 23 April 1964". The Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

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