The First Seven Years

1930
20min

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Añade un argumento en tu idiomaJackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.

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Norman 'Chubby' Chaney

Chubby
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Jackie Cooper

Jackie
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Farina
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins

Wheezer
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Mary Ann Jackson

Mary Ann
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Pete the Dog

Petey
(as Hal Roach's Rascals)

Otto Fries

Speck's Father
(sin acreditar)

Donald Haines

Speck
(sin acreditar)

Edgar Kennedy

Kennedy the Cop
(sin acreditar)

Dorothy Morrison

Farina's Wife
(sin acreditar)

Emma Reed

Farina's Mother
(sin acreditar)

Joy Winthrop

Grandma
(sin acreditar)

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Curiosidades
Released in four versions with a different language spoken by the actors in each one: English, Spanish, French and German. The new dialogue was not dubbed in; instead, each scene was shot four times, one take for each language. This process was helped with the aid of language tutors, blackboards placed out of camera range with the phonetic dialogue written on them, and the hiring of foreign actors for the incidental roles. This process was also used in the Little Rascals shorts When the Wind Blows (1930) and A Tough Winter (1930).

Citas
Wheezer: [Jack has doubts about his upcoming sword duel with Speck] Whatsa matter, Jack?
Jackie: [with matter-of-fact resignation] Oh, I guess I'm gonna be killed, Wheezer.
Wheezer: Well, if you're gonna get killed, will you let me have your knife?
Jackie: Yehp, you can have it. Hey, if I don't get killed, I want that knife back.
Wheezer: [admiring the knife he's now holding] Boy, I hope you get killed.

Conexiones
Alternate-language version of Los pequeños papas (1930)

THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS wouldn't have worked as well with a musical score. Though the background silence is probably a sound equipment problem fluke rather than an artistic decision, it gives the illusion the onscreen events are actually happening. This might not have worked with most Rascal pictures, but it complements FIRST's natural, leisurely tone, with Jackie and his friends seeming more than ever like everyday kids. The story is interesting though, unlike certain OUR GANG sequences where it seems they probably did film whatever might be happening at the moment (and then forgot to edit it). I wish they'd tried this kind of thing more often.