Telling Whoppers

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Telling Whoppers
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Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Anthony Mack
Written by Hal Roach
H. M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach
F. Richard Jones
Starring
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
  • December 19, 1926 (1926-12-19)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Telling Whoppers is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan and nephew Anthony Mack. [1] [2] It was the 55th Our Gang short subject to be released. [3]

Contents

Plot

The neighborhood bully, Tuffy, played by Johnny Downs, is determined to lick every boy in the neighborhood. He beats up one boy, makes Jay and Jackie stand on their heads, and makes Bonedust and Scooter bark like a dog. Along comes Joe and Farina wearing bandages, and pretending to be too disabled to fight, but Tuffy beats them up anyway. Joe and Farina encourage the boys to band together and they then chase the bully off. The gang retires to their hideout and draw lots to decide who should finish the bully off. On second thought, Tuffy was swimming and was not allowed in the premises. Joe and Farina draw the unlucky lots and go looking for the bully, but Peggy tells them that Tuffy has moved to Chicago. Joe and Farina return with the lie that they beat Tuffy up and threw him in the lake. At the end of it, Tuffy's mother spanked him.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Silent Era: Telling Whoppers". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ Nugent, Frank S. (2011). "New York Times: Telling Whoppers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  3. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 70–71. Retrieved March 3, 2024.


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