The Cobbler (film)
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| The Cobbler | |
| Directed by | Tom McNamara |
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| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Hal Roach H. M. Walker |
| Starring | Jackie Condon Mickey Daniels Jack Davis Allen Hoskins Mary Kornman Ernie Morrison Richard Daniels Dick Gilbert Katherine Grant Clara Guiol Charley Young |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
| Release date(s) | February 18, 1923 |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
| Preceded by | The Champeen |
| Followed by | The Big Show |
The Cobbler is the eighth Our Gang short subject comedy released. The Our Gang series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944.
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[edit] Plot
After the gang wreaks havoc in the local cobbler’s shop, the friendly cobbler takes them on a picnic, during which his old Model T breaks down. While the cobbler goes to the creek to fetch water for the radiator, the gang tries to do all sorts of repairs on the car, causing more problems. Mickey and Jack accidentally disturb the rest of a sleeping hobo, who tries to punish them by doing them serious bodily harm. After Buster the Dog chases the hobo off, the gang gets the car going again by rigging it with a sail and they sail off into the sunset.
[edit] Notes
In one scene, Buster is “beaten up” and given a black eye by the cobbler’s cat. The ring around the dog’s eye is almost prophetic of the famous ring-around-the-eye trademark of the later Our Gang dog, Pete the Pup. In another scene, Jack wiggles his ear to impress Mary, a gag repeated years later by Alfalfa. Farina gorging herself in the watermelon patch is another very familiar gag in the Our Gang series.
In this short, Mary is not a member of the gang, but a local rich girl who shows up at the cobbler’s shop.
[edit] Cast
- Ernie Morrison - Ernie 'Sunshine Sammy'
- Mickey Daniels - Mickey
- Jack Davis - Jack
- Jackie Condon - Jackie
- Allen Hoskins – Farina
- Mary Kornman – Little Miss Riches
- Richard Daniels – Mr. Tuttle, the cobbler
- Clara Guiol – Customer
- Katherine Gant – Mary’s nursemaid
- Charley Young – postman
- Dick Gilbert – Dandy Dick, the hobo
- Buster the Dog
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