Giants Vs. Yanks

Production A-12.

Story written November 17 and 18, 1922.

Filmed November 20 to December 19, 1922, and February 15, 1923. See the 'miscellaneous' section below for details.

Copyrighted April 27, 1923, by Pathé Exchange, Inc. Registration no. LU18912. Since the copyright was not renewed, this film is now in the public domain.

Released on May 13, 1923. It was the 12th film in the series to be released.

Silent two-reeler.

Probable opening title: '"Our Gang" Comedies - Hal Roach presents His Rascals in "Giants Vs. Yanks".' The heading may have instead read '"Our Gang" Comedy' or '"Our Gang" Series.'

Released into TV syndication as Mischief Makers episode no. 1050, "The Little League," copyrighted Sep. 1, 1960, with registration number LP17355.

the kids:

featured players

Mickey Daniels as "Mickey"

Featured role. Or more specifically, "'Ironman' Mickey." He's featured pretty much throughout the film, including the early laundry scene. In the quarantine sequence, he dresses as a woman.

Jack Davis

Featured role. Identified in the titles as "'Bugle-nose' Davis," but this is clearly his 'baseball' name used for team purposes. He appears throughout the film, including the woodchopping scene near the beginning. In the quarantine sequence, he wears a hunter's outfit. Maltin & Bann list him as Jackie Davis.

Joe Cobb as "Squeaky"

Featured role. He appears through most of the film, with a highlight being the scene in which he puts on a girdle and dresses as a woman.

Allen "Farina" Hoskins as "Farina"

Featured role. Or more specifically, "Little Farina." He also appears through most of the film. He umpires the game, and then gets painted white by Jackie.

Jackie Condon as "'Squealer'"

Featured role. Jackie appears as Jack's younger brother, and is seen throughout the film trying to blow his cap off his head by putting his finger in his mouth. Later, he paints Farina white, and Imogene black.

Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison as "Ernie"

Featured role. Ernie also appears through most of the film. In the quarantine sequence, he puts on a top hat and tails and proposes to Mickey. Maltin & Bann indicate that the "Sunshine Sammy" moniker is used, but this print doesn't reveal that.

Doris Oelze as "Imogene"

Supporting role. She's the baby sister of Jack and Jackie, and is featured fairly often in this film. She's the reason the kids end up in the house. Jackie paints her black. Though Maltin & Bann don't identify her, they do reveal the character name, which is omitted from the available print.

the other team

Andy Samuel

Supporting role. Andy is the pitcher of the opposing team, and is the only member we get a good look at. He appears only during the baseball footage.

boy 003

Extra. It appears that he's one of the players standing near home plate during part of the baseball footage.

other boys

Bit parts. Four more boys are on the opposing team. Presumably, Frank Coghlan, Jr. (known to moviegoers as Junior Coghlan) is among them, since he's listed by Maltin & Bann, and also stated in his autobiography that he was in the film. Specifically, he remembered playing center field, backing into a fence, falling down, and getting hit on the head with the baseball. The smallest of these boys points out to the parents where their missing children are, and he appears to be around the appropriate age for Coghlan at the time.

the animals:

dog 001

Small part. This is Ernie's dog. He appears sporadically throughout the film.

Dinah the Mule

Bit part. She pulls Ernie and Farina's wagon.

other animals

Bit parts.
(1.) Six puppies owned by Mr. and Mrs. Reddy.
(2.) The goat that Mickey hooks up to the contraption spinning the laundry.
(3.) Another goat eating the laundry.
(4.) Three white geese chasing Farina around early in the film.
(5.) Two small white goats eating the laundry.
(6.) A cow that joins the goats in eating the laundry.
(7.) Several chickens and ducks, as well as a turkey running from an axe-wielding Farina.

the adults:

William Gillespie as "Mr. Reddy"

Supporting role. He appears frequently during the quarantine scenes.

Beth Darlington as "Mrs. Reddy"

Supporting role. She appears pretty much whenever Gillespie does. Maltin & Bann indicate that Clara Guiol played this part, but she played the maid. Looks to me like Darlington.

Dick Gilbert as "'Hungry' Hogan"

Small part. He appears in an early scene with Jack and Jackie.

woman 001 as Mickey's mother

Small part. She appears in the early scene with Mickey, then again at the end of the film. Listed by Maltin & Bann as Fanny Kelly, but it doesn't look like her to me.

Wallace Howe as the physician

Small part. He puts the house under quarantine, and then reappears at the end to announce that it was a mistake.

Joseph Morrison as Ernie's dad

Small part. He appears in the last scene of this print, and presumably appears early on in a scene cut from this print.

Clara Guiol as the maid

Bit part. She appears very briefly. It's her illness that causes the quarantine. Maltin & Bann mistakenly credit her with playing Mrs. Reddy.

other adults

Small parts and bit parts.
(1.) Jack and Jackie's mother, who appears briefly at the start of the film and again at the end.
(2.) The plainclothes officer that keeps the parents away and looks similar to Roy Brooks.
(3.) The black maid that alerts the Reddys to the other maid's condition. She bears a resemblance to Florence Hoskins, but it's difficult to be certain without a better print.
(4.) The man that tells the boys to get off the lot.
(5.) The third mother that shows up at the end. We never get a good look at her.

the locations:

the back porch

Looks similar to the one in "Ask Grandma" (no. 38), but I think it might be different.

miscellaneous:

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