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Moan & Groan, Inc.

  • 19291929
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
121
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Moan & Groan, Inc. (1929)
  • Family
  • Comedy
  • Short
The gang ignores the warning of a local cop and goes exploring in a haunted house.The gang ignores the warning of a local cop and goes exploring in a haunted house.The gang ignores the warning of a local cop and goes exploring in a haunted house.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
121
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert F. McGowan
  • Writers
    • H.M. Walker(story editor)
    • Robert A. McGowan(story)
  • Stars
    • Norman 'Chubby' Chaney
    • Jackie Cooper
    • Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert F. McGowan
  • Writers
    • H.M. Walker(story editor)
    • Robert A. McGowan(story)
  • Stars
    • Norman 'Chubby' Chaney
    • Jackie Cooper
    • Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
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    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Jackie Cooper, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins, Mary Ann Jackson, and Edgar Kennedy in Moan & Groan, Inc. (1929)
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    Norman 'Chubby' Chaney
    Norman 'Chubby' Chaney
    • Chubby
    • (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
    Jackie Cooper
    Jackie Cooper
    • Jackie
    • (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
    Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
    Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
    • Farina
    • (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
    Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
    Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
    • Wheezer
    • (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
    Mary Ann Jackson
    Mary Ann Jackson
    • Mary Ann
    • (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
    Pete the Dog
    Pete the Dog
    • Pete
    • (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
    Bobby Mallon
    • Bobby
    • (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
    Betty Jane Beard
    • Farina's brother
    Max Davidson
    Max Davidson
    • The Lunatic
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Howard
    • Farina's mother
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Kennedy
    Edgar Kennedy
    • Kennedy the Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Jay R. Smith
    • Kid with Japanese Handcuffs
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert F. McGowan
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker(story editor)
      • Robert A. McGowan(story) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      In a remarkable combination of racial stereotyping and interracial tolerance, Kennedy the Cop agrees to watch Farina's infant brother while the Gang go off hunting for buried treasure. In one scene, Kennedy is seen from the back apparently changing the baby's diaper. He picks up a bottle of talc and sprinkles some of the powder onto the fire hydrant next to him, noticing the powder is black. He looks at the bottle (seen in a close-up insert shot) which bears the label "Jewett Baby Talc (Flesh)", which sends the Cop into extended, good-natured laughter. A motherly black woman, also laughing at the scene, is standing nearby and comes over to Kennedy, engaging in a short, touching conversation about how she admires him for taking such an interest in the neighborhood children.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      The lunatic: I know, but I won't tell ya!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      Runnin' Wild
      (uncredited)

      Music by A.H. Gibbs

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    7/10
    Funny Gang film with guests Edgar Kennedy and Max Davidson
    "Moan & Groan, Inc." is the first Gang film without veterans Joe Cobb, Harry Spear, and Jean Darling. Jackie Cooper makes his biggest appearance in the Gang to date to take up some of the slack from the departures, but he has not emerged as the leader of the Gang yet.

    The Gang, against Kennedy the Cop's wishes, go digging for treasure in an old house. Unknown to them, a crazy man (played by Max Davidson) is living there and proceeds to playfully scare the kids. It's up to Kennedy the Cop, who's scared himself, to help rescue the kids.

    A funny early talkie entry in the series. Screen veteran Edgar Kennedy makes his first appearance with the Gang as Kennedy the Cop. Another screen veteran, Max Davidson, makes the most of his only appearance with the Gang. Davidson had a series a few years earlier with Hal Roach, but with ethnic humor on the way out, his series was cancelled. A funny film throughout. 7 out of 10.
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    • Feb 11, 2001

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    • Release date
      • December 7, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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