Boxing Gloves (film)

Boxing Gloves
	Film poster
Directed by	Anthony Mack
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan; Hal Roach
Written by	Robert F. McGowan; Hal Roach; H. M. Walker
Starring	Joe Cobb ; Norman Chaney ; Allen Hoskins ; Jean Darling ; Harry Spear ; Mary Ann Jackson ; Bobby Hutchins ; Jackie Cooper
Music by	Ray Henderson
Cinematography	F. E. Hershey; Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	September 9, 1929;
Running time	17:21[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Boxing Gloves is a 1929 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Anthony Mack.^[2]^[3] Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 9, 1929, it was the 90th Our Gang short to be released.

Plot

Joe's and Chubby's friendship is tested when their affections for Jean cause the two best friends to fight. At the same time, Farina and Harry have been unsuccessfully trying to go into business as fight promoters, and find in Joe's and Chubby's rivalry the ingredients for a perfect boxing match.

Production notes

Boxing Gloves is a remake of the 1923 silent entry The Champeen. It marks the film debut of Jackie Cooper, who would go on to a successful career both with and after Our Gang.

The third Our Gang sound short. Boxing Gloves was advertised as "all-talking," although much of the film is silent footage without overdubbed sound. It is the earliest Our Gang entry included in the Little Rascals television syndication package.

Cast

Norman Chaney as Chubby Chaney
Joe Cobb as Joe Cobb
Jean Darling as Jean
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
Harry Spear as Harry
Pete the Pup as Himself
Jackie Cooper as First angry spectator/Reporter at fight
Bobby Mallon as Announcer Graham McCracker
Andy Shuford as Chubby's trainer
Donnie Smith as Donnie
Charlie Hall as Sidewalk diner attendant
Johnny Aber as Extra
Godfrey "Duffy" Craig as Extra
Bill Johnson as Undetermined role
Billy Schuler as Undetermined role

References

↑ theluckycorner.com/
↑ "Silent Era: Boxing Gloves". silentera. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
↑ Kahn, Eve M. "New York Times: Boxing Gloves". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

External links

Boxing Gloves on IMDb
Boxing Gloves at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] theluckycorner.com/

[silentera-2] "Silent Era: Boxing Gloves". silentera. Retrieved 2008-09-16.

[NY_Times-3] Kahn, Eve M. "New York Times: Boxing Gloves". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-16.