Your Own Back Yard

Your Own Back Yard
Your Own Back Yard
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Hal Roach ; H. M. Walker
Produced by	Hal Roach; F. Richard Jones
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	September 27, 1925;
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent with English intertitles

Last updated October 27, 2025

Your Own Back Yard is a 1925 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[1]^[2] It was the 43rd Our Gang short subject to be released.^[3]

Cast

The Gang

Allen Hoskins - Farina
Joe Cobb - Joe
Jackie Condon - Jackie
Mickey Daniels - Mickey
Johnny Downs - Johnny
Mary Kornman - Mary

Additional cast

Harry Bowen - Donor
William Gillespie - Man in quarrelsome couple
Charles Oelze - Man with samples
Fay Wray - Woman in quarrelsome couple
Pal the Dog as himself
Dinah the Mule as herself

Filming Locations

The scene where Mickey swindles Farina out of his ice cream cone was filmed in front of 3402 Motor Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.^[4]

References

↑ "Silent Era: Your Own Back Yard". silentera. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Your Own Back Yard". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 59. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
↑ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

External links

Your Own Back Yard at IMDb

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[silentera-1] "Silent Era: Your Own Back Yard". silentera. Retrieved September 13, 2008.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Your Own Back Yard". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2008.

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 59. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[4] Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

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