The Love Bug (1925 film)
Appearance
The Love Bug | |
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Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
Written by | Hal Roach H. M. Walker |
Produced by | Hal Roach |
Starring | Mickey Daniels Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Mary Kornman Allen Hoskins Eugene Jackson Sonny Loy Johnny Downs Peggy Ahern |
Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Love Bug is a 1925 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1][2] It was the 37th Our Gang short subject to be released.[3]
Plot
Farina, Joe and Mickey are all struck by the love bug. After several problems, they go to the beauty salon, where Pineapple works and proceed to make shambles of it. The police arrive and arrest them, but Grandma (Florence Lee) comes to their rescue.
Cast
The Gang
- Joe Cobb – Joe
- Jackie Condon – Jackie
- Mickey Daniels – Mickey
- Allen Hoskins – Farina
- Eugene Jackson – Pineapple
- Mary Kornman – Mary
- Sonny Loy – Sing Joy
Additional cast
- Johnny Downs – tough kid
- Peggy Ahern – Peggy
- Ivadell Carter – girl getting picked on
- Dorothy Morrison – Farina's girlfriend
- Florence Lee – Grandma
- Joseph Morrison – father of Farina's girlfriend
- William Gillespie – beauty parlor manager
Filming Locations
The bench where Joe Cobb and his girlfriend are sitting on when Joe shares his lollipop with her was located on the northwest corner of Woodbine Street and Motor Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.[4]
References
- ^ "Silent Era: The Love Bug". silentera. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Love Bug". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 52–53. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
External links
- The Love Bug at IMDb
Categories:
- 1925 films
- American silent short films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Robert F. McGowan
- Hal Roach Studios short films
- 1925 comedy films
- Our Gang films
- Silent American comedy films
- 1925 short films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- English-language short films
- Short silent comedy film stubs