silent film,short film

Baby Brother (1927)

Poster for Baby Brother

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Charles Oelze
  • Profile picture of Joe Cobb
    Joe Joe Cobb
  • Profile picture of Jackie Condon
    Jackie Jackie Condon
  • Profile picture of Jean Darling
    Jean Jean Darling
  • Profile picture of Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
    Farina Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
  • Profile picture of Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
    Horatio Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
  • Profile picture of Scooter Lowry
    Scooter Scooter Lowry
  • Profile picture of Harry Earles
    Gus, one of Barr's midgets Harry Earles
  • Profile picture of Anita Garvin
    Amorous nursemaid Anita Garvin

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Keywords

  • silent film
  • short film