The First Seven Years
| The First Seven Years | |
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| File:Our Gang 1930 First Seven Years.jpg | |
| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | Anthony Mack |
| Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Starring | Jackie Cooper Mary Ann Jackson Donald Haines Bobby Hutchins Allen Hoskins Norman Chaney Pete the Pup |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Ray Henderson |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 19:57[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The First Seven Years is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film, the 96th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan.[2][3]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Jackie and Speck are both in love with Mary Ann, but she is not interested in any boys. However, after battering Jackie, she suggests that Jackie and Speck fight in a duel for her affection. Jackie and Speck fight with real swords that have been used to damage a tire and shred clothing. They drop their swords and fight with their fists. Jackie wins, but Speck's father holds Jackie down while Speck strikes Jackie until Jackie's elderly grandmother intervenes and knocks Speck and his dad unconscious, with the gang cheering.
Cast
[edit | edit source]The Gang
[edit | edit source]- Jackie Cooper as Jackie
- Norman Chaney as Chubby
- Allen Hoskins as Farina
- Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
- Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
- Donald Haines as Speck
- Pete the Pup as Himself
Additional cast
[edit | edit source]- Otto Fries as Speck's father
- Edgar Kennedy as Kennedy the Cop
- Emma Reed as Farina's mother
- Joy Winthrop as Granny
Filming locations
[edit | edit source]The scene in which Wheezer and Petey are hiding in the metal pipe that Jackie pushed down the hill was filmed at Cheviot Vista Place, looking north to National Blvd., in Los Angeles.[4]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The First Seven Years at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- The short film The First Seven Years is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
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