Love Business (1931)

Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.

Director:

Robert F. McGowan

Writer:

H.M. Walker (dialogue)

Stars:

Jackie Cooper, Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jackie Cooper	...	Jackie (as Our Gang)
Norman 'Chubby' Chaney	...	Chubby (as Our Gang)
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins	...	Wheezer (as Our Gang)
Mary Ann Jackson	...	Mary Ann (as our Gang)
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins	...	Farina (as Our Gang)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard	...	Stymie (as Our Gang)
Dorothy DeBorba	...	Echo (as Our Gang)
Donald Haines	...	(as Our Gang)
Clifton Young	...	Bonedust (as Our Gang)
Shirley Jean Rickert	...	Shirley (as Our Gang)
June Marlowe	...	Miss June Crabtree (as Our Gang)
May Wallace	...	Jackie's Mother

Storyline

Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.

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Plot Keywords:

heckling | mothball | marriage proposal | children | heckler | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 1931 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Chubby gives Miss Crabtree the candy heart, you can tell the hands holding the candy are drawn hands and not Miss Crabtree's.

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Quotes

[Jackie is obsessed with Miss Crabtree and shares a bed with his brother Wheezer]
Wheezer: I couldn't sleep last night!
Mary Ann: Couldn't sleep? Why?
Wheezer: Aw, Jack kept a' huggin' an' a' kissin' me! All night he did!
Mary Ann: He did?
Wheezer: Yeah, an' he kept moaning: "I love you, I love you, my darling..."
[Jackie enters the room]
Wheezer: HEY, DON'T YOU KISS ME!

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are spoken by identical twin girls, instead of being printed on the screen.

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Connections

Featured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)

User Reviews

Did You Know??

This wonderful Hal Roach short was originally (and timely) released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Valentine's Day in 1931.

Was the last of three Our Gang comedies made using the 'Talking Title' girls announcing the opening credits.

'Love Business' was released the same day that 'Dracula' with Bela Lugosi was released to theaters by Universal Pictures in 1931.

May Wallace, who played Jackie, Mary and Wheezer's mom in this film was well into her fifties at the time it was made.

Jackie Cooper did only two more Our Gang films after this one before he went into features.

Farina was now ten years old, had been with the gang for nine of those ten years, and was to date the longest running player in the series. His place would soon be taken by the youngster who steals most of the scenes from him in 'Love Business'--little Stymie Beard.