Playin' Hookey
| Playin' Hookey | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Mack |
| Written by | H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Allen Hoskins Jannie Hoskins Jay R. Smith Harry Spear Jean Darling Bobby Hutchins Mildred Kornman Pete the Pup Charlie Hall Jack Hill |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Playin' Hookey is a 1928 American short silent comedy film directed by Anthony Mack.[1][2] It was the 69th Our Gang short subject to be released.[3]
Cast
[edit]The Gang
[edit]- Joe Cobb as Joe
- Jackie Condon as Jackie
- Allen Hoskins as Farina
- Jannie Hoskins as Zuccini
- Jay R. Smith as Jay
- Harry Spear as Harry
- Pete the Pup as Pansy
Additional cast
[edit]- Jean Darling as Jean, Joe's sister
- Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer, Joe's brother
- Mildred Kornman as Baby
- Chet Brandenburg as Keystone-ish cop
- Ed Brandenburg as Keystone-ish cop
- Cameron Chase as Artie-Fro
- Edgar Dearing as Herr Dun der Blitzen
- Budd Fine as Joe's father
- William Gillespie as Moving picture star
- Charlie Hall as Moving picture star dressed as Chaplin
- Jack Hill as Keystone-ish cop
- Sam Lufkin as Keystone-ish cop
- Arthur Millett as Keystone-ish cop
- Lincoln Plumer as Movie-maker
- Tiny Sandford as Mike, studio guard
- Lyle Tayo as Joe's mother
- Dorothy Coburn as Woman hit with pie
Filming Locations
[edit]The film crew is making their movie on the Woodbine Street side of 3392 Motor Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Silent Era: Playin' Hookey". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Playin' Hookey". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 78–79. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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Categories:
- 1928 films
- 1928 comedy films
- 1928 short films
- American silent short films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Robert A. McGowan
- Hal Roach Studios short films
- Our Gang films
- 1920s American films
- Silent American comedy films
- 1920s English-language films
- English-language short films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs
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