''Heebee Jeebees'' is a 1927 ''
Our Gang
''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, who also pr ...
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short silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Robert F. McGowan
Robert Francis McGowan (July 11, 1882 – January 27, 1955) was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the ''Our Gang'' short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933.
Career
Before moving to Los Angeles, ...
and
Anthony Mack.
It was the 67th ''Our Gang'' short to be released, and is considered to have been
lost in the
1965 MGM vault fire
On August 10, 1965, a fire erupted in Vault 7, a storage facility at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio (MGM) backlot (now Sony Pictures Studios) in Culver City, California. It was caused by an electrical short that ignited flammable stored nitrate ...
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Cast
The Gang
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Joe Cobb
Joe Frank Cobb (November 7, 1916 – May 21, 2002) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the ''Our Gang'' comedies from 1922 to 1929.
Early life and career
Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Novemb ...
as Joe
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Jackie Condon as Jackie
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Jean Darling as Jean
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Allen Hoskins
Allen Clayton Hoskins (August 9, 1920 – July 26, 1980) was an American child actor, who portrayed the character of Farina in 105 ''Our Gang'' short films from 1922 to 1931.
Acting career 1920–1936
''Our Gang''
Stardom
Born in Bosto ...
as Farina
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Bobby Hutchins
Robert E. Hutchins (March 29, 1925 – May 17, 1945) was an American child actor who was a regular in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1927 to 1933. A native of Tacoma, Washington, he was given the nickname of Wheezer after running ar ...
as Wheezer
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Jay R. Smith as Jay
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Harry Spear
Harry Sherman Bonner (December 16, 1921 – September 22, 2006),Harry S. Bonner, Social Security Death Index, SSN 557-26-4992 also known as Harry Spear, was an American child actor and vaudevillian. He was notable for appearing in the ''Our Gang'' ...
as Harry
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Pete the Pup
Pete the Pup (September 9, 1929 – January 28, 1946), also called the Mississippi Man Mauler, was an American dog actor known to portray "Pete, the dog with the ring around his eye" in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' comedies series (later known as '' ...
as Pansy
Additional cast
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Mildred Kornman as Party guest
* Richard and Robert Smith as Twins at party
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Charles A. Bachman as Officer
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George B. French as Prof. Electra
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Lyle Tayo
Lyle Tayo (born Lyle Minnie Shipman; January 19, 1889 – May 2, 1971), aka Lyle Barton, was an American film actress who appeared in more than 50 films between 1921 and 1948, appearing in many short comedies at the Hal Roach Studios, severa ...
as Joe's mother
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Dorothy Vernon as Wheezer's mother
See also
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''Our Gang'' filmography
References
External links
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1927 films
1927 comedy films
1927 short films
1927 lost films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Robert F. McGowan
Films directed by Robert A. McGowan
Lost American comedy films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
Our Gang films
1920s American films
Silent American comedy short films
Lost comedy short films
Lost silent American films
Lost silent short films
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