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'''''Bouncing Babies''''' is a [[1929 in film|1929]] ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short subject|short]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]]. <ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BouncingBabies1929.html |title=Silent Era: Bouncing Babies |accessdate=2008-09-16|work=silentera}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225645/Bouncing-Babies/overview |title=New York Times: Bouncing Babies |accessdate=2008-09-16|work=NY Times}}</ref> It was the 93rd ''[[Our Gang]]'' short that was released. |
'''''Bouncing Babies''''' is a [[1929 in film|1929]] ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short subject|short]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]]. <ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BouncingBabies1929.html |title=Silent Era: Bouncing Babies |accessdate=2008-09-16|work=silentera}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225645/Bouncing-Babies/overview |title=New York Times: Bouncing Babies |accessdate=2008-09-16|work=NY Times}}</ref> It was the 93rd (fifth talking episode) ''[[Our Gang]]'' short that was released. |
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==Plot== |
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Wheezer is jealous of his baby brother who gets all the attention while he is being ignored and expected to behave. Wheezer even misses breakfast due to oversleeping and is handed a couple stale pancakes. He then attempts to make some more but uses plaster instead of pancake mix which causes him to get spanked. His older sister Mary Ann tells Wheezer that she stopped getting attention when he was born. Wheezer then talks to Farina while the rest of the gang is playing in their Halloween costumes. Farina suggests that Wheezer trades his baby brother to the hospital for a goat. Wheezer attempts to do this using Mary Ann's doll instead. The nurse at the hospital plays along and calls his mother. His mother hides the baby and she and Mary Ann pretend to cry and say that the baby was taken to heaven. Wheezer then says he is sorry and his mother tells him to pray and maybe the baby will come back. Wheezer prays and the baby comes out of hiding and socks Wheezer in teh face. |
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This episode marks the last for Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, and Harry Spear. Joe Cobb leaves due to age and the others leave because they were unable to make the adjustment to sound films. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[Harry Spear]] - Harry, skeleton costume |
* [[Harry Spear]] - Harry, skeleton costume |
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* [[Bobby Mallon]] - Jackie's friend |
* [[Bobby Mallon]] - Jackie's friend |
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* [[Pete the Pup]] - Petie |
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* [[Eddie Dunn (actor)|Eddie Dunn]] - The father |
* [[Eddie Dunn (actor)|Eddie Dunn]] - The father |
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* [[Lyle Tayo]] - Nurse |
* [[Lyle Tayo]] - Nurse |
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Revision as of 13:56, 9 October 2008
| Bouncing Babies | |
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| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | Robert A. McGowan |
| Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Cinematography | F. E. Hershey Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release dates | 12 October, 1929 |
Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Bouncing Babies is a 1929 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. [1][2] It was the 93rd (fifth talking episode) Our Gang short that was released.
Plot
Wheezer is jealous of his baby brother who gets all the attention while he is being ignored and expected to behave. Wheezer even misses breakfast due to oversleeping and is handed a couple stale pancakes. He then attempts to make some more but uses plaster instead of pancake mix which causes him to get spanked. His older sister Mary Ann tells Wheezer that she stopped getting attention when he was born. Wheezer then talks to Farina while the rest of the gang is playing in their Halloween costumes. Farina suggests that Wheezer trades his baby brother to the hospital for a goat. Wheezer attempts to do this using Mary Ann's doll instead. The nurse at the hospital plays along and calls his mother. His mother hides the baby and she and Mary Ann pretend to cry and say that the baby was taken to heaven. Wheezer then says he is sorry and his mother tells him to pray and maybe the baby will come back. Wheezer prays and the baby comes out of hiding and socks Wheezer in teh face.
This episode marks the last for Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, and Harry Spear. Joe Cobb leaves due to age and the others leave because they were unable to make the adjustment to sound films.
Cast
- Bobby Hutchins - Wheezer
- Mary Ann Jackson - Mary Ann
- Jackie Cooper - Jackie
- Allen Hoskins - Farina
- Jean Darling - Jean
- Norman Chaney - Chubby
- Harry Spear - Harry, skeleton costume
- Bobby Mallon - Jackie's friend
- Pete the Pup - Petie
- Eddie Dunn - The father
- Lyle Tayo - Nurse
- Thomas Atkins - Wheezer's little brother (as Tommy Atkins)
- Dora Dean - Mother
See also
References
- ^ "Silent Era: Bouncing Babies". silentera. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ "New York Times: Bouncing Babies". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
External links
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