The Spanking Age

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 that was released. The film was considered lost until a copy surfaced in 1990.[2]

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

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

References

  1. "Silent Era: The Spanking Age". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  2. "New York Times: The Spanking Age". NY Times. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
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