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Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
Written by | Robert F. McGowan H. M. Walker |
Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
Starring | Bobby Hutchins Mary Ann Jackson Joe Cobb Allen Hoskins Jean Darling Harry Spear Pete the Pup Lyle Tayo Helen Jerome Eddy Edith Fortier Pat Harmon Charles McMurphy |
Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 24:57 [1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Small Talk is a 1929 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. [2] Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 86th entry in the Our Gang series to be released, and the first to be made with sound. [3]
The gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the menu". Wheezer, the youngest child, gets adopted by a wealthy couple, while his older sister Mary Ann does not. The gang all comes to visit Wheezer in his new home, setting off an alarm that causes the police and the fire department to come over. At that time, Wheezer's new mother decides to adopt Mary Ann as well. The couple's friends all each adopt a child as well; even Farina is adopted by the maid at Wheezer's new home.
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