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Fair and Muddy
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Wikipedia article
'Fair and Muddy' is a 1928 'Our Gang' short silent comedy film directed by Charley Oelze. It was the 75th 'Our Gang' short that was released and was considered to be lost. A print of the film was later discovered in Europe in 2008.
Plot
The gang live at the Gramercy Orphanage operated by Grandpa and Grandma Evans. Next door to the orphanage lives Amanda Schultz, a child-hating spinster who has a drawer full of confiscated baseballs that she has taken from the kids. However, Amanda starts acting nice towards the gang after she receives a telegram stating that she must acquire a child of her own in order to inherit a bequest from a rich uncle.
Grandpa Evans is suspicious of Amanda's actions and tells the kids to make life miserable for her. The gang stick Amanda with pins, attack her chauffeur with a pea shooter and set her friend ablaze. Then a rival gang arrives and a mud battle ensues. Amanda joins the mud bath and ends up winning it for the gang. This experience softens her as she realizes that gang made her feel like a child again.
Cast
The Gang
* Joe Cobb as Joe* Jackie Condon as Jackie
* Jean Darling as Jean
* Allen Hoskins as Farina
* Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
* Mildred Kornman as Mildred
* Jay R. Smith as Jay
* Harry Spear as Harry
* Pete the Pup as Pansy
Additional cast
* Johnny Aber as Kid at orphanage* Bobby Dean as Fat kid at the orphanage
* Donnie Smith as Kid at orphanage
* Bobby Young as Rival gang member
* Edgar Dearing as Motorcycle cop
* Alfred Fisher as Grandpa Evans
* Charles King as Chauffeur
* Florence Lee as Grandma Evans
* Lillianne Leighton as Mrs. Amanda Schultz
* Sam Lufkin as Man laughing
* Patsy O'Byrne as Character part unknown
* Carolina "Spike" Rankin as Alvira
* Charley Young as Man checking tire
See also
* 'Our Gang' filmography
References
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