The Smile Wins
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The Smile Wins is a 1928 short silent
comedy film
directed by Robert F. McGowan
. It was the 72nd Our Gang
short subject released.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Robert F. McGowan
Robert F. McGowan
Robert Francis McGowan was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the Our Gang short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933.-Career:...
. It was the 72nd Our Gang
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...
short subject released.
Cast
- Allen Hoskins - Farina
- Jannie Hoskins - Mango
- Joe CobbJoe CobbJoe Frank Cobb was a former American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the Our Gang comedies from 1922 to 1929...
- Joe - Jackie CondonJackie CondonJohn Michael "Jackie" Condon was an American child actor who was a regular on the Our Gang short series during the Pathé silent era.-Career:...
- Jackie - Jay R. SmithJay R. SmithJay Roger Smith was an American former child actor who replaced Mickey Daniels as the "freckle-faced kid" of the Our Gang series in 1925. He continued appearing in the shorts until 1929.-Our Gang:...
- Jay - Harry SpearHarry SpearHarry Spear was a former American child actor, notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929...
- Harry - Pete the PupPete the PupPete the Pup was a Pit Bull character in Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies during the 1920s and 1930s...
- Himself - Jean DarlingJean DarlingJean Darling is a former American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929. She remains the last surviving cast member from the silent era.-Career:...
- Undetermined role - Budd Fine - Character part unknown
- George B. FrenchGeorge B. FrenchGeorge B. French was an American film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1915 and 1943.He was born in Storm Lake, Iowa and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
- Simon Sleazy - Bobby Hutchins - Undetermined role
- Lyle TayoLyle TayoLyle Tayo was an American film actress who appeared in 59 films between 1921 and 1948. Tayo was born in Elmdale, Kansas and died in Hollywood, California. She is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery....
- Character part unknown - Mildred KornmanMildred KornmanMildred Kornman , also known as Ricki VanDusen, is a former American child actress.Mildred, the younger sister of Mary Kornman, leading lady of the silent film Our Gang series, was featured as a regular in the series from 1926–1928 and made more appearances from 1929 until 1935...
- Toddler on the gang's merry-go-round