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Baby Brother (1927)

1927-06-26 · 20m · EN
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Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other side where he meets some kids his age (the rest of Our Gang) where Joe offers three dollars for a baby. Farina finds a fellow African-American neighbor woman who lets him mind her infant which he then paints white and sells to Joe. The rest of the gang has set an assembly-line system that washes, dries, rocks, and feeds male and female babies.

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Robert A. McGowanDirectorCharles OelzeDirector

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Joe CobbJoe CobbJoeJackie CondonJackie CondonJackieJean DarlingJean DarlingJeanHarry EarlesHarry EarlesGus, one of Barr's midgetsAnita GarvinAnita GarvinAmorous nursemaidJannie HoskinsJannie HoskinsMangoBen HallBen HallMan with glassesScooter LowryScooter LowryScooterOliver HardyOliver HardyIce ManAllen 'Farina' HoskinsAllen 'Farina' HoskinsFarinaBobby 'Wheezer' HutchinsBobby 'Wheezer' HutchinsHoratioMildred KornmanMildred KornmanJackie's sister

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Silent filmShort film

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinitySilent Film · Short FilmDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference666796 · 666797Actor preference349396 · 340184 · 666169

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What is Baby Brother about?

Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother. His nursemaid takes him to the other side where he meets some kids his age (the rest of Our Gang) where Joe offers three dollars for a baby. Farina finds a fellow African-American neighbor woman who lets him mind her infant which he then paints white and sells to Joe. The rest of the gang has set an assembly-line system that washes, dries, rocks, and feeds male and female babies.

How long is Baby Brother?

Baby Brother has a runtime of 20 minutes.