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{{short description|1927 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Seeing the World
| name = Seeing the World
| image =
| image = Seeing the World LC.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Lobby card
| director = [[Robert A. McGowan]]<br>[[Robert F. McGowan]]
| director = [[Robert A. McGowan|Anthony Mack]]<br>[[Robert F. McGowan]]
| producer = [[F. Richard Jones]]<br>[[Hal Roach]]
| writer = [[Hal Roach]]<br>[[H. M. Walker]]
| writer = Hal Roach<br>[[H. M. Walker]]
| producer = [[F. Richard Jones]]<br>Hal Roach
| starring = [[Joe Cobb]]<br>[[Jackie Condon]]<br>[[Jean Darling]]<br>[[Johnny Downs]]<br>[[Jay R. Smith]]<br>[[Allen "Farina" Hoskins]]
| starring = [[Joe Cobb]]<br>[[Jackie Condon]]<br>[[Jean Darling]]<br>[[Johnny Downs]]<br>[[Allen Hoskins]]<br>[[Scooter Lowry]]<br>[[Jay R. Smith]]<br>Peggy Eames<br>Jean Darling<br>[[James Finlayson (actor)|James Finlayson]]<br>[[Stan Laurel]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Art Lloyd]]
| cinematography = [[Art Lloyd]]
| editing = [[Richard C. Currier]]
| editing = [[Richard C. Currier]]
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| distributor = [[Pathé|Pathé Exchange]]
| distributor = [[Pathé|Pathé Exchange]]
| released = {{film date|1927|2|13}}
| released = {{film date|1927|2|13}}
| runtime = 20 minutes
| runtime = {{duration | m=19 | s= 30}}
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent film<br>English intertitles
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
| budget =
}}
}}
[[File:Seeing the World (1927).webm|thumb|Full film]]


'''''Seeing the World''''', also known as '''''A Roamin' Holiday''''', is a 1927 silent ''[[Our Gang]]'' film featuring [[Stan Laurel]], directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]] and [[Robert A. McGowan]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SeeingtheWorld1927.html |title=Silent Era: Seeing the World |accessdate=2008-09-14|work=silentera}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226175/Seeing-the-World/overview |title=New York Times: Seeing the World |accessdate=2008-09-14|work=NY Times | first=Karen | last=Rosenberg}}</ref> It was the 57th ''Our Gang'' short subject released.
'''''Seeing the World''''' (also known as '''''A Roamin' Holiday''''') is a 1927 silent ''[[Our Gang]]'' film, directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]] and [[Robert A. McGowan|Anthony Mack]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Thompson|first1=Paul|title=Seeing the World|journal=Motion Picture News|page=489|date=January 7, 1927|volume=XXXV|issue=1|url=https://archive.org/stream/motionpi35moti#page/n503/mode/2up|accessdate=October 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SeeingTheWorld1927.html|title=Silent Era: Seeing the World |accessdate=September 14, 2008|work=silentera}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226175/Seeing-the-World/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520155749/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226175/Seeing-the-World/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |title=New York Times: Seeing the World |accessdate=September 14, 2008| first=Karen |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2011 | last=Rosenberg}}</ref> It was the 57th ''Our Gang'' short subject 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 |page=69 |isbn=978-0-517-52675-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourganglifetimes0000malt/page/68/mode/2up |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> The film features [[James Finlayson (actor)|James Finlayson]] and also a brief appearance by [[Stan Laurel]], who later wrote:<ref>{{cite web |title=Letter from Stan Laurel to Mike Polacek, 23 April 1964 |url=http://www.lettersfromstan.com/stan-1964-04.html |website=The Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> <blockquote>''That "Seeing the World" is a very bad film, plus the print - I felt sorry for Finlayson practically working alone with nothing funny to do - He made every face in the book in this one.!!''</blockquote>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The gang's teacher ([[Jimmy Finlayson|James Finlayson]]) is trying to win a trip to Europe. He does win, but the gang accompanies him as well, which causes his trip to become a nightmare. The group treks through [[Venice]], [[Rome]], [[Pompeii]], [[Naples]], and [[London]]. Finally, the entourage ends up in [[Paris]], where Farina manages to falls off the side of the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Finlayson tries desperately tries to rescue Farina, leading him to wake up from what was apparently a daydream caused by the gang tossing sleeping pills into his water.
The gang's teacher ([[James Finlayson (actor)|James Finlayson]]) is trying to win a trip to Europe. He does win, but the gang accompanies him as well, which causes his trip to become a nightmare. The group treks through [[Venice]], [[Rome]], [[Pompeii]], [[Naples]], and [[London]]. Finally, the entourage ends up in [[Paris]], where Farina manages to falls off the side of the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Finlayson tries desperately tries to rescue Farina, leading him to wake up from what was apparently a daydream caused by the gang tossing sleeping potion into his water.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Johnny Downs]] as Johnny
* [[Johnny Downs]] as Johnny
* [[Allen Hoskins]] as Farina
* [[Allen Hoskins]] as Farina
* Scooter Lowry as Skooter
* [[Scooter Lowry]] as Skooter
* [[Jay R. Smith]] as Jay
* [[Jay R. Smith]] as Jay
* Peggy Eames as Peggy
* Peggy Eames as Peggy


===Additional cast===
===Additional cast===
* [[Jimmy Finlayson|James Finlayson]] as James Finlayson, The schoolteacher
* [[James Finlayson (actor)|James Finlayson]] as James Finlayson, The schoolteacher
* [[Jean Darling]] as Extra at pier
* [[Jean Darling]] as Extra at pier
* Ed Brandenburg as Window washer
* Ed Brandenburg as Window washer
* Frank Butler as English pedestrian
* Frank Butler as English pedestrian
* Dorothy Darling as Extra at pier
* Dorothy Darling as Extra at pier
* [[Charlie Hall (actor)|Charlie Hall]] as English chauffeur
* [[Charlie Hall (actor, born 1899)|Charlie Hall]] as English chauffeur
* Ham Kinsey as Ship's official
* Ham Kinsey as Ship's official
* [[Stan Laurel]] as English pedestrian
* [[Stan Laurel]] as English pedestrian
* Charles McMurphy as Ship's official
* Charles McMurphy as Ship's official
* Charley Young as Extra at pier
* Charley Young as Extra at pier
* [[Edward VIII|David, Prince of Wales]] as Himself (stock footage)
* [[Edward VIII|David, Prince of Wales]] as himself (stock footage)
* [[Gaston Doumergue]] as Himself (stock footage)
* [[Gaston Doumergue]] as himself (stock footage)
* [[Yusef of Morocco]] as Himself (stock footage)
* [[Yusef of Morocco]] as himself (stock footage)


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Our Gang filmography]]
* [[Our Gang filmography|''Our Gang'' filmography]]
* [[Stan Laurel filmography]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{IMDb title|0142828}}
*{{IMDb title|0142828}}


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Latest revision as of 05:24, 30 December 2024

Seeing the World
Lobby card
Directed byAnthony Mack
Robert F. McGowan
Written byHal Roach
H. M. Walker
Produced byF. Richard Jones
Hal Roach
StarringJoe Cobb
Jackie Condon
Jean Darling
Johnny Downs
Allen Hoskins
Scooter Lowry
Jay R. Smith
Peggy Eames
Jean Darling
James Finlayson
Stan Laurel
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • February 13, 1927 (1927-02-13)
Running time
19:30
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Full film

Seeing the World (also known as A Roamin' Holiday) is a 1927 silent Our Gang film, directed by Robert F. McGowan and Anthony Mack.[1][2][3] It was the 57th Our Gang short subject to be released.[4] The film features James Finlayson and also a brief appearance by Stan Laurel, who later wrote:[5]

That "Seeing the World" is a very bad film, plus the print - I felt sorry for Finlayson practically working alone with nothing funny to do - He made every face in the book in this one.!!

Plot

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The gang's teacher (James Finlayson) is trying to win a trip to Europe. He does win, but the gang accompanies him as well, which causes his trip to become a nightmare. The group treks through Venice, Rome, Pompeii, Naples, and London. Finally, the entourage ends up in Paris, where Farina manages to falls off the side of the Eiffel Tower. Finlayson tries desperately tries to rescue Farina, leading him to wake up from what was apparently a daydream caused by the gang tossing sleeping potion into his water.

Cast

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, Paul (January 7, 1927). "Seeing the World". Motion Picture News. XXXV (1): 489. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Silent Era: Seeing the World". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Rosenberg, Karen (2011). "New York Times: Seeing the World". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
  4. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Letter from Stan Laurel to Mike Polacek, 23 April 1964". The Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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