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Acting
Jay R. Smith
Born August 29, 1915
Died October 5, 2002 · aged 87
No biography available.
Known For
Heebee Jeebees · 1927Heebee Jeebees
★ 9.01927
MovieComedy
A hypnotist comes to town and puts the gang in animal-like trances. Now that the spell is off, the gang returns back to their usual roles. But then while at an afternoon tea social , the spell returned, ruining a perfectly good afternoon.
Thundering Fleas · 1926Thundering Fleas
★ 6.01926
MovieComedy
The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.
Telling Whoppers · 1926Telling 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.
Election Day · 1929Election Day
★ 7.01929
MovieComedy
This film revolves around Election Day, a day on which Jay R. and Joe are fighting to get votes. They warn the kids that they'll be socked in the jaw if they don't vote for them, but the kids are just trying to go about their business, namely Farina. His mother wants him to deliver laundry to her clients, but he can't go anywhere without being harassed by the gang. To escape them, he dons several costumes including that as an older woman, a dancer, and a scarecrow.
Seeing the World · 1927Seeing the World
★ 7.11927
MovieComedy
In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a tour of Naples, Pompeii, Rome, the Vatican, Venice, London, and finally Paris, where problems arise on top of the Eiffel Tower.
Bring Home the Turkey · 1927Bring Home the Turkey
★ 7.01927
MovieComedy
Habitually mistreated at the deceptively named Happyland Home Orphanage, the Our Gang kids find a loyal and kindhearted friend in the form of a black grownup named Uncle Tom. Alas, Tom's own children -- including real-life siblings Allen "Farina" Hoskins and Jannie "Mango" Hoskins -- are carted off to Happyland by the cold-hearted county officials. Farina, Mango, and the other kids escape the cruel orphanage in the dead of night, while Uncle Tom, preparing for their return, "borrows" food, clothes, and furnishings from various merchants.
Shivering Spooks · 1926Shivering Spooks
★ 7.51926
MovieComedy
The kids are playing baseball when a man dressed in Middle-Eastern clothing comes out and tells them to be quiet. They join Mary, Farina, and Scooter in the gang's hide-out while Mary is reading ghost stories. While on the other side of the wall, the Arab-looking man is cheating people out of their money by staging a fake séance using state-of-the-art special effects. The cave entrance for the gang's hide-out collapses, so they light candles and dig into the wall, entering into the house. The "suckers" find out they are being cheated and run to get the cops to book the guys. The guys find out that the kids are in the house, and one dresses up in a ghost costume and chases the kids throughout the house.
Olympic Games · 1927Olympic Games
★ 7.01927
MovieComedy
While the world watches the Olympic Games in Stockholm, the Rascals gather at the flats for their own games. Whether it's the shot put, the hurdles, the pole vault, or the high jump, not much goes right. There's a deep mud hole that catches several of the kids, and someone out there keeps giving them the razzberry. It's young Wheezer hiding out of sight with his dog Punch, but the kids think it's another boy, so every time they hear the Bronx cheer, they chase the innocent lad and give him a thumping.
Filmography
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Moan & Groan, Inc. · 1929Moan & Groan, Inc.
★ 6.21929
MovieComedy
The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.
Kid with Japanese handcuffs (uncredited)














