Fair And Muddy

film no. 75

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Produced by Robert F. McGowan for Hal Roach

The film credits Roach as a presenter, and designates it as "A Robert McGowan Production." Maltin & Bann list Roach only for this credit.

Supervised by Robert F. McGowan

This credit appears in the film, specifically crediting him as supervising director.

Directed by Charles Oelze

This credit appears in the film.

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.

Story by Robert F. McGowan

This credit appears on the title page of the cutting continuity.

Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

As indicated in the opening title card.

Passed by the National Board of Review

As indicated in the film.

All Rights Reserved Under International Convention of Buenos Aires

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

• editing - Bert Jordan and William Terhune were among the cutters during this period.
• writing - Robert A. McGowan, Jean Yarbrough, Charlie Hall and Hal Yates may have been among the gag writers.
• 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 and Tony Campanaro were probably among the animal trainers.
• animation - Probably the work of Roy Seawright.

the kids:

Allen "Farina" Hoskins as "Farina"

Featured role. He stows away in a trunk with Pete. His big scene is the one where he's being dragged behind the car.

Jay R. Smith

Featured role. He plays several of the pranks.

Joe Cobb

Featured role. He also plays several pranks.

Jackie Condon

Featured role. He's also in on the pranks and is given a fair amount of footage.

Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins

Supporting role. He seems to be present the entire time, but isn't given a lot of specific attention.

Mildred Kornman

Supporting role. She seems to be paired up with Wheezer through most of the film.

Harry Spear

Supporting role. He's mostly an ensemble player, but gets a bit of attention using a peashooter.

Jean Darling

Supporting role. She's mostly along for the ride, but is the one that lets the water out of the radiator.

Bobby "Bonedust" Young

Small part. He's one of the boys in the rival gang.

Donnie Smith

Small part. He shares the sandbox with Wheezer early in the film.

Bobby Dean

Small part. He's one of the orphans, and collides with Joe as the two both go after the same baseball. He doesn't go along on the road trip.

other kids

Small parts. There are additional boys in the film, making up the remainder of the rival gang that wages a mudfight with the Our Gang kids. There are also additional orphans who don't go along on the car trip.

the animals:

Pete (no. 1) as "Pansy"

Supporting role. Farina sneaks him along on the ride, and he's given several funny moments.

Leo

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

other animals

Bit parts and extras.
(1.) A squirrel seen by Joe.
(2.) Several chicks, including the one that Farina refers to as the 'new roostah.'
(3.) Several additional animals that make up the 'Animals Orphanage.' There are sixteen cages, but some might include animals already mentioned.
(4.) Publicity photos show members of the gang wearing sailor suits (like in this film) and posing with white rabbits, presumably since Easter was only a couple of months away. It appears that the rabbits were not in the film.

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The bees or hornets in the nest that the gang mistakes for a football. Most, but not all, of the bees are animated.

the adults:

Lillianne Leighton as "Mrs. Amanda Schultz"

Featured role. She doesn't like kids, but needs to adopt one in order to gain an inheritance. She has a change of heart in the end.

Charles King as the chauffeur

Featured role. He suffers the brunt of the gang's pranks and finally quits his job.

Caroline "Spike" Rankin as "Alvira"

Supporting role. She's the other old maid who goes along on the trip, and is the sister of Mrs. Schultz. This is probably the 'unspecified role' Maltin & Bann were referring to when they listed Patsy O'Byrne.

Alfred Fisher as "Granpa Evans"

Supporting role. He's seen quite a lot in the early part of the film interacting with the kids.

Edgar Dearing as the motorcycle cop

Small part. He writes out two tickets to Mrs. Schultz.

Charley Young

Bit part. He's the first to check his tires after hearing a torpedo explode.

Sam Lufkin

Bit part. He's one of the people who gets hit with mud.

woman 075

Bit part. She's seen during the mudfight, and later appeared in "The Pooch" (no. 115)

other adults

Supporting roles and bit parts.
(1.) The woman who plays "Grandma Evans."
(2.) The 'boy' that delivers the telegram, actually a young man.
(3.) The two men who laugh and get hit with mud.
(4.) The man and woman picnicking. He calls her "Honeydew" and she calls him "Mildew."
(5.) The man with the plug hat.
(6.) The men who check their tires.

the locations:

Venice Pier

Promotional photos reveal that footage was shot at this amusement pier, or perhaps Lick Pier at Ocean Park, since the kids are posing in front of the Giant Dipper roller coaster, which existed at both places. The cutting continuity reveals that the film ends just as they're getting ready to go to the beach.

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