Boxing Gloves (film)

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Boxing Gloves
Film poster
Directed byAnthony Mack
Written byRobert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
H. M. Walker
Produced byRobert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
StarringJoe Cobb
Norman Chaney
Allen Hoskins
Jean Darling
Harry Spear
Mary Ann Jackson
Bobby Hutchins
Jackie Cooper
CinematographyF. E. Hershey
Art Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Music byRay Henderson
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • September 9, 1929 (1929-09-09)
Running time
17:21[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[4]

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

Boxing Gloves is a remake of the 1923 silent entry The Champeen. It is the final appearance of Joe Cobb and 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 now the earliest Our Gang entry included in the Little Rascals television syndication package.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ theluckycorner.com/
  2. ^ "Silent Era: Boxing Gloves". silentera. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  3. ^ Kahn, Eve M. (2011). "New York Times: Boxing Gloves". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  4. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 104–105. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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