Yale Vs. Harvard

film no. 67

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Produced by Hal Roach

Credited in the film as a presenter.

Directed by Robert F. McGowan

This credit appears in the film, but without his middle initial.

Photographed by Art Lloyd

This credit appears in the film.

Edited by Richard Currier

This credit appears in the film.

Titles by H. M. Walker

This credit appears in the film.

Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Indicated at the opening of the film.

Passed by the National Board of Review

As indicated in the film.

studio personnel

• director-general - Leo McCarey
• general manager - Warren Doane
• assistant general manager - L. A. French
• secretary-treasurer - C. H. Roach
• construction supervisor - C. E. Christensen
• laboratory superintendent - Charles Levin
• optical effects supervisor - Roy Seawright
• still photographer - Bud "Stax" Graves
• transportation director - Bob Davis
• school teacher - Fern Carter

possible uncredited involvement

• assistant direction - Possibly Charles Oelze.
• editing - Bert Jordan and William Terhune were among the cutters during this period.
• writing - Presumably, Hal E. Roach and Robert F. McGowan headed the story department, with possible assistance from Robert A. McGowan, Jean Yarbrough and Charlie Hall.
• property department - Charles Oelze, Don Sandstrom and Thomas Benton Roberts were probably involved in this capacity, and possibly Ted Driscoll, William A. Collins and Roy Seawright.
• animal training - Harry Lucenay was Pete's trainer.
• animation - Probably the work of Roy Seawright.

the kids:

Joe Cobb as "Joe"

Featured role. He's given plenty of attention in this film, and has the ideas behind defeating the other team. The captain of the opposing team intimidates him at first, but eventually calls him "Mister Joe."

Allen "Farina" Hoskins

Featured role. Referred to as "Farina" in the continuity, but not named in the titles. He has most of the funny business in the film, mostly involving the Italian boy.

Jay R. Smith

Supporting role. He's the kicker on the Our Gang team. He has one scene where he's repeatedly sneezing on Jackie, and later scores two of the Gang's touchdowns.

Jackie Condon as "Jackie"

Supporting role. He seems to be the leader of the team. His name appears on a message on a fence in which he wants to trade in his baby brother. He seems to mostly do ensemble work, aside from his sneezing scene with Jay R.

Harry Spear

Supporting role. He's not specifically mentioned in the cutting continuity, but he's shown in the photograph in the Maltin & Bann book, and clearly is a member of the team. He probably does exclusively ensemble acting in this film. It's possible that he's the boy identified as "Toughy" in the continuity, though this name didn't appear in the inter-titles.

Jannie "Mango" Hoskins

Supporting role. The cutting continuity refers to her as "Mango," but she isn't named in the titles. Her main job is to knock members of the opposing team on their heads with a hammer.

Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins as "Wheezer"

Small part. Not listed by Maltin & Bann. He's introduced in a title card, but aside from a bit of funny business at the beginning, the continuity doesn't reveal his presence elsewhere in the film.

Jean Darling

Small part. The Progressive Silent Film List implies that her first name was used in the film, but the cutting continuity doesn't mention her. However, it does mention a nurse who kisses Wheezer's hand after he hurts it, and Jean is shown in Maltin & Bann's book in the nurse outfit.

Paul Toien

Presumed small part. He's shown in publicity photos, and seems to be on the gang's team.

Johnny Aber

Presumed small part. Not listed by Maltin & Bann. He's shown in at least one publicity photo, and seems to be on the gang's team.

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Presumed small part. Photos reveal that he's one of the football players in this film.

Robert Parrish

Small part. Parrish describes the scene where Mango is hammering boys on the head, one of whom is Parrish. This would mean that he was a member of the opposing team. He remembers it being Farina who does the hammering, but the continuity says it's Mango. He also remembers this being his first Our Gang film, but he worked on "Olympic Games" (no. 63) previously.

Godfrey Craig

Small part. A 1927 casting directory states that he appeared in this film, and a publicity photo corroborates this, showing him as one of the players, presumably for the opposing team.

Robert Cruzon

Presumed small part. A 1927 casting directory states that he appeared in this film, and also went by the name Robert Donaldson.

Carl Busch

Presumed extra. A 1927 casting directory states that he appeared in this film. Being a younger kid at the time, I would presume that he's sitting in the stands in this film.

other kids

Supporting roles, bit parts and extras.
(1.) The remaining members of the Gas House Garlics team, presumably numbering nine, including an Italian garlic-eating boy named "Grange," a boy who bends a horseshoe, a 'hard-boiled' boy, and the team captain, who might be one of the three already mentioned.
(2.) The remaining members of the Our Gang team, presumably numbering five.
(3.) The referee.
(4.) The 'yell leader,' as the continuity calls him, leading the grandstand cheers. There might be another one for the opposing team. There is also another reference to a kid with a megaphone, who may or may not be the 'yell leader.'
(5.) The boy that serves as the announcer at the game.
(6.) The Our Gang team's coach.
(7.) The little boy and girl who read Jackie's notice.
(8.) The little boy who drowns cats and the little girls that surround him, each holding a cat.
(9.) Several kids in the grandstand.

the animals:

Pete (no. 1)

Small part. The cutting continuity doesn't actually name him, but it does mention a dog as part of the Our Gang team, and Pete is shown in the photo in Maltin & Bann's book.

Leo

Bit part. The MGM lion appears at the opening of the film.

other animals

Bit parts.
(1.) The cats being held by the girls that surround the cat-drowning boy.
(2.) The duck that Farina picks up and runs with, thinking it's the football. After Farina is tackled, the duck is shown without feathers, so there was probably a second duck used for this shot.

the adults:

Martha Sleeper

Presumed bit part. According to Maltin & Bann, who presumably viewed a promotional photo showing her. She's not mentioned in the cutting continuity, nor are any other adults.

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