''Baby Brother'' is a 1927 American ''
Our Gang
''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...
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short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
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It marks the first appearance of long-term member
Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins.
Cast
The Gang
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Joe Cobb
Joe Frank Cobb (November 7, 1916 – May 21, 2002) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the ''Our Gang'' comedies from 1922 to 1929.
Early life and career
Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Novemb ...
as Joe
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Jackie Condon
John Michael Condon (March 25, 1918 – October 13, 1977) credited as Jackie Condon was an American child actor who was a regular in the ''Our Gang'' short series as an original cast member from 1922 until 1929, during the Hal Roach produce ...
as Jackie
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Jean Darling
Jean Darling (born Dorothy Jean LeVake; August 23, 1922 – September 4, 2015) was an American child actress who was a regular in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1927–29. Prior to her death, she was one of four surviving cast ...
as Jean
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Allen "Farina" Hoskins
Allen Clayton Hoskins (August 9, 1920 – July 26, 1980) was an American child actor, who portrayed the character of Farina in 105 ''Our Gang'' short films from 1922 to 1931.
Acting career 1920–1936
''Our Gang''
Stardom
Born in Boston ...
as Farina
* Jannie Hoskins as Mango
* Scooter Lowry as Skooter
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Jay R. Smith as Jay
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Bobby Young
Robert George Young (January 22, 1925 – February 4, 1985) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight years in Major League Baseball, primarily as a second baseman. He played most of his career for the St. Lou ...
as Bonedust
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Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins as Horatio
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Mildred Kornman
Mildred Gene Kornman (July 10, 1925 – August 19, 2022), also billed as Ricki VanDusen, was an American actress, model, businesswoman, and photographer. At the time of her death, she was one of the last living actresses of the silent era.
L ...
as Jackie's sister
* Davey Monahan as Our Gang member
* Pal the Dog as Himself
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Robert Smith as Tunney
* Richard Smith as Coolidge
Additional cast
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Symona Boniface
Symona Ferner Boniface (March 5, 1894 – September 2, 1950) was an American film actress, most frequently seen in bit parts in comedy shorts, mostly at Columbia Pictures, particularly those of ''The Three Stooges''. She appeared in 120 fil ...
as Party guest
* Ed Brandenburg as Officer
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Harry Earles
The Doll Family was an American quartet of sibling entertainers with dwarfism from Stolpen, Germany. They were popular performers in circuses and sideshows in the United States from the mid-1910s until their retirement in 1958. The family members ...
as Gus, one of Barr's midgets
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Anita Garvin
Anita Garvin (born Anna Frances Garvin; February 11, 1906 – July 7, 1994) was a tall American stage performer and film actress who worked in both the silent and sound eras."California Death Index, 1940-1997", Anita Garvin Stanley, February 11 ...
as Amorous nursemaid
* F. F. Guenste as Butler
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Ben Hall as Man with glasses
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Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
as Nursemaid's boyfriend
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Eulalie Jensen
Eulalie Jensen (December 24, 1884 – October 7, 1952) was an American actress on the New York stage and in silent films.
Biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was selected as one of six extra girls from the 200 applicants responding to a ...
as Joe's mother
* Lillianne Leighton as One of the mothers
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Lincoln Plumer
Lincoln Plumer (28 September 1875, in Maryland – 14 February 1928, in Hollywood, California) was an American silent film actor. He married actress Rose Plumer. Lincoln Plumer died of heart disease in 1928.
Partial filmography
* ''The Floor ...
as Joe's father
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Lyle Tayo
Lyle Tayo (born Lyle Minnie Shipman; January 19, 1889 – May 2, 1971), aka Lyle Barton, was an American film actress who appeared in more than 50 films between 1921 and 1948, appearing in many short comedies at the Hal Roach Studios, seve ...
as Party guest
* S. D. Wilcox as Officer
See also
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''Our Gang'' filmography
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Oliver Hardy filmography
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These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ...
References
External links
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1927 films
1927 comedy films
1927 short films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Robert A. McGowan
Hal Roach Studios short films
Our Gang films
Silent American comedy films
1920s American films
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