A Pleasant Journey is a 1923 silent short comedy film and the tenth Our Gang short subject comedy to be released. The Our Gang series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944.[1]
| A Pleasant Journey | |
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| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | Hal Roach H. M. Walker Tom McNamara |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Jackie Condon Mickey Daniels Jack Davis Allen Hoskins Ernie Morrison Mary Kornman Joe Cobb Charles A. Bachman Roy Brooks Louise Cabo William Gillespie Sam Lufkin Charles Stevenson |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Plot
editThe gang decides to switch places with a group of runaway boys who are supposed to be taken by train back to San Francisco. While aboard the train, the gang wreaks havoc for the other passengers. Jackie rescues his dog, T-Bone, from the baggage compartment and this causes considerable disturbance with the conductor. He later changes clothes with a little girl, and they both get spankings by the adults. A traveling salesman volunteers to entertain the children with his noisemakers and fireworks. The gang then parade up and down the train with whistles and kazoos. They set off the fireworks, release sneezing powder, pass around other practical jokes and mayhem results. When they finally arrive at San Francisco, the child care worker receives a telegram informing him that he has the wrong children and must take them back.
Production notes
editA Pleasant Journey was remade in 1932 as Choo-Choo!.
Cast
editThe Gang
edit- Jackie Condon — Jackie
- Mickey Daniels — Mickey
- Jack Davis — Jack
- Allen Hoskins — Farina
- Ernie Morrison — Ernie
- Mary Kornman — Mary
- Joe Cobb — Joe
Additional cast
edit- Elmo Billings — runaway orphan
- Doris Oelze — baby
- Gabe Saienz — runaway orphan
- Tommy Tucker — fat kid
- George "Freckles" Warde — boy throwing apples
- Charles A. Bachman — police sergeant
- Roy Brooks — chief of police
- Louise Cabo — mother
- William Gillespie — Tilford Gillespie
- Wallace Howe — welfare physician/man with gout
- Mark Jones — inebriated novelty salesman
- Sam Lufkin — cab driver
- Joseph Morrison — porter
- Charles Stevenson — conductor/police officer
- Charley Young — conductor
- George B. French — passenger
- Richard Daniels — passenger
- Clara Guiol — passenger
- Robert F. McGowan — man encountering Farina
Filming Locations
editWhile the man is standing on the sidewalk reading a newspaper, Ernie paints a white strip on his shoes on the 600 block of New High Street in downtown Los Angeles.[2]
References
edit- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 29–30. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
See also
editExternal links
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