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Crazy House
Crazy House
	Lobby card
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	H. M. Walker
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan; Hal Roach
Starring	Jean Darling; Joe Cobb; Jackie Condon; Allen Hoskins; Bobby Hutchins; Mary Ann Jackson; Jay R. Smith; Harry Spear; Jimmy Farren; Pete the Pup; George W. Girard; May Wallace
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 2, 1928;
Running time	21:45
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

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Crazy House is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[1]^[2] It was the 76th Our Gang short to be released.^[3]

Plot

Cast

The Gang

Jean Darling as Jean
Joe Cobb as Joe
Jackie Condon as Jackie
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
Jay R. Smith as Percy
Harry Spear as Harry
Jimmy Farren as Our Gang member
Pete the Pup as Pansy

Additional cast

Bill Ulmer as Kid watching the fight
Ben Parsons as Kid watching the fight
Eugene "Bobo" Pearson as Kid watching the fight
Charles A. Bachman as Officer
Ed Brandenburg as Workman
George W. Girard as Percy's father
F. F. Guenste as Butler
Eric Mayne a Friend of Percy's father
May Wallace as Jean's mother
Kathleen Chambers as Undetermined role

References

^ "Silent Era: Crazy House". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
^ Kehr, Dave (2011). "New York Times: Crazy House". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 88–89. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links

Crazy House at IMDb

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[silentera-1] "Silent Era: Crazy House". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[NY_Times-2] Kehr, Dave (2011). "New York Times: Crazy House". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 88–89. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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 | name           = Crazy House
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+| image          = Our Gang Crazy House lobby card.jpg
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+| caption        = Lobby card
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 | producer       = Robert F. McGowan<br>[[Hal Roach]]
 | writer         = [[H. M. Walker]]
+| starring       = [[Jean Darling]]<br>[[Joe Cobb]]<br>[[Jackie Condon]]<br>[[Allen Hoskins]]<br>[[Bobby Hutchins]]<br>[[Mary Ann Jackson]]<br>[[Jay R. Smith]]<br>[[Harry Spear]]<br>Jimmy Farren<br>[[Pete the Pup]]<br>George W. Girard<br>[[May Wallace]]
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 | distributor    = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
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-| runtime        = 20 minutes
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 | country        = United States
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-'''''Crazy House''''' is a 1928 ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short film|short]] [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CrazyHouse1928.html |title=Silent Era: Crazy House |accessdate=2008-09-14|work=silentera}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225629/Crazy-House/overview |title=New York Times: Crazy House |accessdate=2008-09-14|work=NY Times | first=Dave | last=Kehr}}</ref> It was the 76th ''Our Gang'' short that was released. It was the final appearance of [[Jackie Condon]], who was with the gang since the pilot episode of ''[[Our Gang]]'' in 1922.
+'''''Crazy House''''' is a 1928 ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short film|short]] [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CrazyHouse1928.html |title=Silent Era: Crazy House |access-date=September 14, 2008|work=silentera}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225629/Crazy-House/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520160927/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225629/Crazy-House/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |title=New York Times: Crazy House |access-date=September 14, 2008| first=Dave |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author-link=Dave Kehr |date=2011 | last=Kehr}}</ref> It was the 76th ''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=88–89 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourganglifetimes0000malt/page/88/mode/2up |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>
+==Plot==
+{{no plot|date= March 2024}}
 ==Cast==
+===The Gang===
 * [[Jean Darling]] as Jean
-* [[Jay R. Smith]] as Percy
 * [[Joe Cobb]] as Joe
 * [[Jackie Condon]] as Jackie
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 * [[Bobby Hutchins]] as Wheezer
 * [[Mary Ann Jackson]] as Mary Ann
+* [[Jay R. Smith]] as Percy
 * [[Harry Spear]] as Harry
+* Jimmy Farren as Our Gang member
 * [[Pete the Pup]] as Pansy
-* [[May Wallace]] as Jean's mother
+===Additional cast===
+* Bill Ulmer as Kid watching the fight
+* Ben Parsons as Kid watching the fight
+* Eugene "Bobo" Pearson as Kid watching the fight
 * [[Charles A. Bachman]] as Officer
 * [[Ed Brandenburg]] as Workman
+* George W. Girard as Percy's father
+* F. F. Guenste as Butler
+* Eric Mayne a Friend of Percy's father
+* [[May Wallace]] as Jean's mother
+* Kathleen Chambers as Undetermined role
 ==See also==
-* [[Our Gang filmography]]
+* [[Our Gang filmography|''Our Gang'' filmography]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{IMDb title|0233497|Crazy House}}
+* {{IMDb title|0233497|Crazy House}}
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-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:1928 comedy films]]
-[[Category:American silent short films]]
+[[Category:1928 short films]]
-[[Category:Black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:1920s English-language films]]
-[[Category:1920s comedy films]]
+[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
-[[Category:1920s short films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Robert F. McGowan]]
 [[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films]]
 [[Category:Our Gang films]]
+[[Category:1920s American films]]
+[[Category:Silent American comedy short films]]
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+{{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub}}
+{{short-silent-comedy-film-stub}}