Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.
Norman 'Chubby' Chaney
- Chubby
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Jackie Cooper
- Jackie
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
- Farina
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
- Wheezer
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Mary Ann Jackson
- Mary Ann
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Pete the Dog
- Petey
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Otto Fries
- Speck's Father
- (uncredited)
Donald Haines
- Speck
- (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
- Kennedy the Cop
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Morrison
- Farina's Wife
- (uncredited)
Emma Reed
- Farina's Mother
- (uncredited)
Joy Winthrop
- Grandma
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Robert A. McGowan(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaReleased in four versions with a different language spoken by the actors in each one: English, Spanish, French and German. The new dialogue was not dubbed in; instead, each scene was shot four times, one take for each language. This process was helped with the aid of language tutors, blackboards placed out of camera range with the phonetic dialogue written on them, and the hiring of foreign actors for the incidental roles. This process was also used in the Little Rascals shorts When the Wind Blows (1930) and A Tough Winter (1930).
- Quotes
Wheezer: [Jack has doubts about his upcoming sword duel with Speck] Whatsa matter, Jack?
Jackie: [with matter-of-fact resignation] Oh, I guess I'm gonna be killed, Wheezer.
Wheezer: Well, if you're gonna get killed, will you let me have your knife?
Jackie: Yehp, you can have it. Hey, if I don't get killed, I want that knife back.
Wheezer: [admiring the knife he's now holding] Boy, I hope you get killed.
- ConnectionsAlternate-language version of Los pequeños papas (1930)
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Beguiling early talkie
THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS wouldn't have worked as well with a musical score. Though the background silence is probably a sound equipment problem fluke rather than an artistic decision, it gives the illusion the onscreen events are actually happening. This might not have worked with most Rascal pictures, but it complements FIRST's natural, leisurely tone, with Jackie and his friends seeming more than ever like everyday kids. The story is interesting though, unlike certain OUR GANG sequences where it seems they probably did film whatever might be happening at the moment (and then forgot to edit it). I wish they'd tried this kind of thing more often.
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- xidax
- Dec 19, 2000
Details
- Runtime20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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By what name was The First Seven Years (1930) officially released in Canada in English?
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