The Spanking Age

1928 film

  • December 15, 1928 (1928-12-15)
Running time
20:38CountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
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]

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

  • Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
  • Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
  • Jean Darling as Jean, the stepsister
  • Joe Cobb as Joe
  • Allen Hoskins as Farina
  • Harry Spear as Harry
  • Pete the Pup as Petie

Additional cast

  • Lyle Tayo as Stepmother

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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