Moan and Groan, Inc.

Moan and Groan, Inc. is a 1929 Our Gang short comedy film, the 94th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan.

Plot

Friendly neighborhood policeman Kennedy the Cop suggests that the kids dig for buried treasure, and they do so in the basement of an old abandoned house, which is inhabited by a homeless lunatic who takes giddy delight in scaring the children, particularly Farina. Kennedy eventually arrives at the house to save the kids and apprehend the lunatic.

Cast

The Gang

Norman Chaney as Chubby
Jackie Cooper as Jackie
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
Bobby Mallon as Bobby
Pete the Pup as Himself

Additional cast

Betty Jane Beard as Trellis, Farina's baby brother
Jay R. Smith as Kid with Japanese handcuffs
Max Davidson as The Lunatic
Edgar Kennedy as Kennedy the Cop

Filming locations

The haunted house pictured in the film was the Minorini ranch house, built in the 1870s by Jose Arnaz, owner of Rancho Rincon de los Beyes, which covered most of the present-day Beverlywood neighborhood in Los Angeles and most of present-day Culver City, California.