The Spanking Age

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The Spanking Age
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Title card
Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Written by Anthony Mack
H. M. Walker
Produced by Hal Roach
Starring Mary Ann Jackson
Bobby Hutchins
Jean Darling
Joe Cobb
Allen Hoskins
Harry Spear
Pete the Pup
Lyle Tayo
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 15, 1928 (1928-12-15)
Running time
20:38
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Spanking Age is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. [1] It was the 80th Our Gang short to be released. [2] The film was considered lost until a copy surfaced in 1990. [3]

Contents

Plot

Mary Ann and Wheezer are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother (Lyle Tayo) and stepsister. The kids get even by rigging a few clever contraptions of their own. In the end the father sells a patent worth millions and thereby leaves the stepmother and stepdaughter.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

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References

  1. ↑ "Silent Era: The Spanking Age". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 92. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hal Erickson (2008). "New York Times: The Spanking Age". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2008.


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