Big Business (1924 film) explained

Big Business
Director:	Robert F. McGowan
Producer:	Hal Roach
Starring:	Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Mickey Daniels Allen Hoskins Mary Kornman Ernest Morrison Andy Samuel Allan Cavan William Gillespie Lyle Tayo
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	^[1]
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Big Business is a 1924 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^{[2] [3]} It was the 22nd Our Gang short subject to be released.^[4]

Plot

The gang starts up their own barbershop, giving the neighborhood kids haircuts that would not become popular for another sixty years. When they see Mickey in his Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit, they kidnap him and give him the works. Mickey then decides to join them in their enterprise.

Cast

• Joe Cobb as Joe
• Jackie Condon as Jackie
• Mickey Daniels as Mickey
• Allen Hoskins as Farina
• Mary Kornman as Mary
• Ernest Morrison as Sunshine Sammy
• Andy Samuel as— Andy
• Allan Cavan as office worker
• William Gillespie as Mickey's father
• Lyle Tayo as Mickey's mother

Notes and References

1. http://theluckycorner.com/vc/blackhawk.html The Lucky Corner
2. Web site: Silent Era: Big Business. September 13, 2008. silentera.
3. News: New York Times: Big Business. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520151552/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226140/Big-Business/overview . dead . May 20, 2011 . September 13, 2008. Brooks. Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2011 . Barnes.
4. Book: Maltin . Leonard . Bann . Richard W. . Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals . 1977 . Crown Publishers . 40-41 . 3 March 2024.