Joe Cobb

Acting

Joe Cobb

Born November 7, 1916 · Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

Died May 21, 2002 · aged 85

Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Cobb auditioned for producer Hal Roach's comedy series at the age of five. He appeared in 86 Our Gang episodes during seven years, and had three guest appearances in the serial in the 1930s. His first Our Gang short was The Big Show. Cobb appeared in the Our Gang series' last silent film, Saturday's Lesson, and its first talking short, Small Talk. He was a recognizable c…

Known For

Girl ShyGirl Shy · 1924
Girl Shy
6.91924
MovieComedyRomance
Harold Meadows is a shy, stuttering bachelor working in a tailor shop, who is writing a guidebook, The Secret of Making Love, for other bashful young men. Fate has him meet rich girl Mary, and they fall in love. But she is about to wed an already married man, so our hero embarks upon a hair-raising daredevil ride to prevent the wedding.
A Yank at OxfordA Yank at Oxford · 1938
A Yank at Oxford
6.81938
MovieDramaRomance
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
The Spanking AgeThe Spanking Age · 1928
The Spanking Age
6.01928
MovieComedy
Mary Ann Jackson and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother and stepsister. The kids get even by rigging a few clever contraptions of their own. In the end the father sells a patent worth millions. Before that, the Our Gang kids bring out out the old "alum" gag, along with several other tried-and-true comedy bits.
Dogs of War!Dogs of War! · 1923
Dogs of War!
5.81923
MovieComedyFamily
The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.
Telling WhoppersTelling Whoppers · 1926
Telling Whoppers
7.51926
MovieComedyFamily
Farina and Joe fib to the gang that they've beaten up the neighborhood bully. Later, they hear he's been murdered and think they'll get the blame.
Baby ClothesBaby Clothes · 1926
Baby Clothes
6.61926
MovieComedy
Mr. and Mrs. Weedle are desperate to find two babies, for their rich uncle has sent them money for years thinking they have children. Now that he’s coming into town, the couple must find a pair of babies as soon as possible. The Our Gang kids are ready for the job, but a 27-year old midget is also in the running for the job and he doesn’t play fairly.
Fast CompanyFast Company · 1924
Fast Company
6.41924
MovieComedy
Fast Company is the sixteenth short in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series created by Hal Roach. Many of the boys here want to go swimming but Mickey has to make a delivery. On the way, he encounters a rich boy waiting at a station for his mom and as they get to talking they trade places since Mickey has never seen the inside of a hotel and the rich kid just wants to play. When the rich kid returns to the gang with the goat-pulling wagon, however, they resolve to go where Mickey is which is where the fun really begins...
Going Hollywood: The '30sGoing Hollywood: The '30s · 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.01984
MovieDocumentary
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.

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