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The Mysterious Mystery!

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Director
  
Robert F. McGowan

Film series
  
Our Gang

Duration
  

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Family, Short

Producer
  
Hal Roach

Country
  
United States

Language
  
Silent English intertitles

Release date
  
December 14, 1924 (1924-12-14)

Writer
  
Hal Roach (story), H.M. Walker (titles)

Genres
  
Short Film, Silent film, Comedy, Family film, Black-and-white

Similar movies
  
Hal Roach produced The Mysterious Mystery! and Who Killed Doc Robbin

The Mysterious Mystery! is a 1924 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 33rd Our Gang short subject released.

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Plot

Little Adelbert, son of a wealthy family, is kidnapped and held for ransom. The gang, led by Mickey, are quickly on the case. Mistaking Detective Jinks as a 'suspeck', the gang captures him and notifies the police, who recognize the detective and release him.

One of the kidnappers gives the gang a dollar to deliver a package to Mr. Wallingford: A ransom note attached to a pigeon. The note tells the Wallingfords to attach (5) $1000 bills to the pigeon, but the kids accidentally let the pigeon escape. Riding with Mr. Wallingford, the gang goes to an airfield and hides from Det. Jinks in a plane that Mr. Wallingford hires to follow the pigeon. During the flight the pigeon lands on the wing and Joe wing walks to retrieve the bird, but drops it. The pilot tries to rescue Joe, but falls (safely into a body of water), leaving Mickey to fly the plane.

Mickey, along with Joe and Farina, manages to follow the pigeon who returns to the barn where Little Adelbert is being held. With Mr. Wallingford and Det. Jinks following the plane, Mickey crashes into the barn and the kidnappers are pinned underneath the rubble. Mickey handcuffs the crooks as Mr. Wallingford arrives, who tells Det. Jinks to make sure the boys get the cash reward for capturing the kidnappers. As Mr. Wallingford hugs Adelbert, the gang runs away with Det. Jinks in pursuit, waving the reward money at them.

The Gang

  • Joe Cobb as Joe
  • Mickey Daniels as Mickey
  • Allen Hoskins as Farina
  • Eugene Jackson as Snowball
  • Andy Samuel as Andy
  • George 'Sonny Boy' Warde as Sing Joy
  • Jackie Condon as Little Adelbert Wallingford
  • Additional cast

  • Charles A. Bachman as Det. Jinks (mistaken 'suspeck')
  • Allan Cavan as Adelbert's grandfather
  • Dick Gilbert as Henchman
  • William Gillespie as Mr. Wallingford
  • Sam Lufkin as Henchman
  • Charley Young as Butler
  • References

    The Mysterious Mystery! Wikipedia
    The Mysterious Mystery! IMDb The Mysterious Mystery! themoviedb.org