
TMDb Rating
6.4/10
6 verified votes
Baby Brother (1927)
Comedy
20 min
Plot Summary
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.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: Joe Cobb is a wealthy child who longs for a baby brother.
- Genre cues: Comedy
- Director clue: Robert A. McGowan
- Lead cast: Joe Cobb and Jackie Condon
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Keywords to include
ComedyRobert A. McGowanJoe CobbJackie Condon1927
Director
Robert A. McGowan
Top Cast
Joe CobbJackie CondonJean DarlingAllen 'Farina' HoskinsJannie Hoskins
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