Small Talk

1929
25m

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The gang is taken from an orphanage & adopted by society matrons.The gang is taken from an orphanage & adopted by society matrons.The gang is taken from an orphanage & adopted by society matrons.

Director
- Robert F. McGowan
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Robert A. McGowan
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6.1/10

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Director
- Robert F. McGowan
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Robert A. McGowan
Stars

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Joe Cobb

Joe
(as Hal Roach's Rascals' Voices)

Jean Darling

Jean
(as Hal Roach's Rascals' Voices)

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Farina
(as Hal Roach's Rascals' Voices)

Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins

Wheezer
(as Hal Roach's Rascals' Voices)

Mary Ann Jackson

Mary Ann
(as Hal Roach's Rascals' Voices)

Harry Spear

Harry
(as Hal Roach's Rascals' Voices)

The Wonder Dog Pal

Pete
(as Hal Roach's Rascals' Voices)

Symona Boniface

Miss Eddys Friend
(uncredited)

Helen Jerome Eddy

Wheezer's New Mother
(uncredited)

Mary Emery

Miss Eddys Friend
(uncredited)

Edith Fortier

Domestic
(uncredited)

Frona Hale

Miss Eddys Friend
(uncredited)

Pat Harmon

Officer in Charge
(uncredited)

Emmett King

Doctor
(uncredited)

Charles McMurphy

Officer
(uncredited)

Viola Porter

Miss Eddys Friend
(uncredited)

Emma Reed

Maid
(uncredited)

Lyle Tayo

Mrs. Brown of the Orphan Asylum
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert F. McGowan
Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Robert A. McGowan
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Trivia
The first Our Gang short to be made with sound. The opening credit acknowledges this innovation: "Hal Roach presents His Rascals' Voices, in 'Small Talk'."

Quotes
Joe: [Wheezer is about to be adopted from the Orphan's Home, and his sister Mary is concerned] Wheezer's gonna get along fine.
Mary Ann: I know he is, Joe, but who's gonna wipe his nose when he catches a cold?
Joe: Aw, he won't catch no cold. He'll sleep in a warm house.
Mary Ann: Well, I wonder if there's someone to sleep with him? He gets awful scared at night, and cries and everything.
Joe: Oh, sure, they'll have a butler to sleep with him. Butlers like to do that.

Connections
Featured in La bola de cristal: Episode #1.29 (1985)

Soundtracks
Comin' Thro' The Rye
(uncredited)
Traditional
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Sung by Marion Talley
Orchestra conducted by Josef A. Pasternack
RCA Victor 1926 recording played on radio

Small Talk (1929)

** (out of 4)

The first "Our Gang" talkie has Weezer getting adopted by a wealthy family but they leave his sister behind. The group then decides to pay Weezer a visit and chaos follows. I must admit that I didn't care too much for this short due in large part to the technical side of things but I also found the screenplay to be quite tiresome. The biggest problem is that there really aren't too many laughs as the entire movie just seems to be setting itself up for the rather stupid ending. That wouldn't be a bad thing had there been more laughs but there are very few and the only one that comes to mind is when the five runaway children think they're going to be hung for it. Being an early talkie is another problem as none of the cast members, adult or kids, know how to work their performance for sound.