The Spanking Age
The Spanking Age is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film, the 80th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan. The film was considered lost until a copy surfaced in 1990. It was the first film in the series to be released with a synchronized orchestral musical score with sound effects.
Plot
Mary Ann and Wheezer are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother and stepsister. The kids exact revenge by rigging a few clever contraptions of their own. The father sells a patent worth millions and leaves the stepmother and stepdaughter.Cast
The Gang
- Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
- Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
- Jean Darling as Jean, the stepsister
- Joe Cobb as Joe
- Allen Hoskins as Farina
- Harry Spear as Harry
- Pete the Pup as Petie