Giants vs. Yanks
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Giants vs. Yanks is the 12th Our Gang
short subject
comedy released. The Our Gang series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach
in 1922, and continued production until 1944.
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
short subject
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: 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 or less, including all...
comedy released. The Our Gang series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach
Hal Roach
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...
in 1922, and continued production until 1944.
Plot
The gang play baseball until they are run off from the lot. They then get quarantined in a neighbor’s house for a week and wreak the usual havoc.Cast
- Joe CobbJoe CobbJoe Frank Cobb was a former American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the Our Gang comedies from 1922 to 1929...
– Squeaky - Jack DavisJack Davis (actor)Jackie Davis , a native of Los Angeles, California, was an American child actor, notable for appearing in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. His sister Mildred Davis also acted; she appeared in Roach comedian Harold Lloyd's films as his leading lady...
– Jack, alias Bugle Nose Davis - Jackie CondonJackie CondonJohn Michael "Jackie" Condon was an American child actor who was a regular on the Our Gang short series during the Pathé silent era.-Career:...
– Squealer - Mickey DanielsMickey DanielsRichard "Mickey" Daniels, Jr. was a juvenile actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1923, he was, along with fat Joe Cobb, scruffy Jackie Condon, pretty Mary Kornman, and smiling "Sunshine Sammy" , a regular in the popular Our Gang comedies.-Biography:The red-haired, gap-toothed, freckled whipper snapper...
– Mickey, alias Ironman Mickey - Allen Hoskins – Farina
- Ernie MorrisonErnie MorrisonErnest Fredric "Ernie" Morrison was an American child actor who performed under the stage name "Sunshine Sammy"...
– Ernie - Andy SamuelAndy SamuelAndy Samuel , a native of Los Angeles, California, was a child actor who appeared in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1923 to 1925.-External links:...
– Cootie Martin - Frank Coghlan Jr.Frank Coghlan Jr.Frank Coghlan, Jr. also known as "Junior Coghlan", was an American actor and naval aviator. He appeared in approximately 129 films and television programs between 1920 and 1974...
– One of the Yanks - Doris Oelze – Imogene
- Joseph MorrisonJoseph MorrisonJoseph Morrison may refer to:*Joseph Curran Morrison , lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West*Joseph G. Morrison , minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene...
– Ernie and Farina’s father - Dick GilbertDick GilbertDick Gilbert , was an American actor mainly associated with the Hal Roach Studios,where he appeared in numerous Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy comedies...
– Hungry Hogan - William Gillespie – Mr. Reddy a.k.a. Mr. Husband
- Beth Darlington – Mrs. Reddy a.k.a. Mr. Wife
- Clara Guiol – The Maid who becomes ill
- Wallace HoweWallace HoweWallace Howe , was an American actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1918 and 1936.He was born in Pennsylvania, USA.-External links:...
– Doctor - Florence Hoskins - The other maid
- Roy BrooksRoy BrooksRoy Brooks was an American hard bop jazz drummer.-Biography:Brooks was born in Detroit and drummed since childhood. He was an outstanding varsity basketball player as a teenager and was offered a scholarship to the Detroit Institute of Technology; he attended the school for three semesters and...
- The plainclothes officer - Dinah the Mule - Herself
- Frank Bruner - One of the Yanks