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The Big Town (1925 film)

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The Big Town
Directed byRobert F. McGowan
Written byHal Roach
H. M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach
StarringJoe Cobb
Jackie Condon
Mickey Daniels
Allen Hoskins
Eugene Jackson
Mary Kornman
David Durand
Jack Gavin
Gus Leonard
William Gillespie
Helen Gilmore
Lyle Tayo
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byT. J. Crizer
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • January 11, 1925 (1925-01-11)
Running time
23:26[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

The Big Town is a 1925 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[2][3] It was the 34th Our Gang short subject to be released.[4]

Plot

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The gang is playing around the railroad yard when a fire breaks out. They hide in a railroad car and get trapped. The next morning they find out they have arrived in New York City. They soon are enjoying the sites, visiting the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, and taking a sightseeing bus for a joyride, where they are finally caught by the police.

A police officer is assigned to take the gang back home on a train. They scatter the entomologist's bugs around the sleeper car during the night, and order exotic foods for breakfast. They eventually arrive back home where their mothers greet them with a spanking.

Cast

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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References

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  1. ^ The Big Town at theluckycorner.com
  2. ^ "Silent Era: The Big Town". silentera. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  3. ^ James, Caryn (2011). "New York Times: The Big Town". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  4. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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