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'''''Spook–Spoofing''''' is a 1928 ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short subject|short]] [[silent film|silent]] comedy film directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SpookSpoofing1928.html |title=Silent Era: Spook Spoofing |accessdate=September 14, 2008|work=silentera}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225624/Spook-Spoofing/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101114455/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225624/Spook-Spoofing/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 1, 2009 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Hal Erickson |title=New York Times: Spook Spoofing |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2009 |accessdate=September 14, 2008}}</ref> It was the 70th ''Our Gang'' short to be released.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maltin |first1=Leonard |last2=Bann |first2=Richard W. |title=Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals |date=1977 |publisher=Crown Publishers |pages=83-84 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourganglifetimes0000malt/page/82/mode/2up |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>
'''''Spook–Spoofing''''' is a 1928 ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short subject|short]] [[silent film|silent]] comedy film directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SpookSpoofing1928.html |title=Silent Era: Spook Spoofing |accessdate=September 14, 2008|work=silentera}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225624/Spook-Spoofing/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101114455/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225624/Spook-Spoofing/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 1, 2009 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Hal Erickson |title=New York Times: Spook Spoofing |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2009 |accessdate=September 14, 2008}}</ref> It was the 70th ''Our Gang'' short to be released.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maltin |first1=Leonard |last2=Bann |first2=Richard W. |title=Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals |date=1977 |publisher=Crown Publishers |pages=83–84 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourganglifetimes0000malt/page/82/mode/2up |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* [[Charles A. Bachman]] as Policeman
* [[Charles A. Bachman]] as Policeman
* Charles Lloyd as Vendor selling the eclipse glasses
* Charles Lloyd as Vendor selling the eclipse glasses

== Filming Locations ==
The scene where Farina brushes Harry with the voodoo charm was filmed on the southwest corner of Woodbine Street and Motor Avenue in the [[Palms, Los Angeles|Palms]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Now |first=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and |title=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now |url=https://ChrisBungoStudios.com |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now |language=en-US}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Silent American comedy films]]
[[Category:Silent American comedy films]]
[[Category:1920s English-language films]]
[[Category:1920s English-language films]]
[[Category:English-language short films]]




Latest revision as of 20:19, 1 November 2024

Spook-Spoofing
Directed byRobert F. McGowan
Written byReed Heustis
Anthony Mack
Produced byRobert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
StarringJoe Cobb
Jackie Condon
Allen Hoskins
Bobby Hutchins
Mildred Kornman
Jay R. Smith
Harry Spear
Bobby Dean
Johnny Aber
Pete the Pup
Charles A. Bachman
Charles Lloyd
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • January 14, 1928 (1928-01-14)
Running time
31:22[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Spook–Spoofing is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[2][3] It was the 70th Our Gang short to be released.[4]

Plot

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The gang mercilessly taunt and bully superstitious Farina, who retaliates with a magic charm on one Harry. Harry then plays dead and the gang encourage Farina to bury the “corpse”.

Production notes

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At over 31 minutes, Spook-Spoofing is the longest silent Our Gang short produced. It was initially included in the Little Rascals television package, but was later withdrawn for perceived racial insensitivities.

Bobby Dean was originally chosen as a replacement for Joe Cobb, once Joe outgrew his role. Dean died in 1929 due to health issues, appearing in only Our Gang shorts.

Jean Darling does not appear in this film but is featured in promotional photos.

Cast

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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  • Johnny Aber as First boy running
  • Charles A. Bachman as Policeman
  • Charles Lloyd as Vendor selling the eclipse glasses

Filming Locations

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The scene where Farina brushes Harry with the voodoo charm was filmed on the southwest corner of Woodbine Street and Motor Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Lucky Corner
  2. ^ "Silent Era: Spook Spoofing". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Hal Erickson (2009). "New York Times: Spook Spoofing". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  4. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 83–84. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. ^ 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 November 1, 2024.
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