Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Robert E. Hutchins was born March 29th, 1925, in Tacoma, Washington. He was born to James Hutchins and Olga Hutchins (nee Roe). Robert was a very outgoing boy with a charming personality, because friends persuaded James and Olga to go to a Hollywood photographer and get his picture taken. The photographer was impressed by Robert's intelligence, and asked to take a few feet of film of him. The results were so good that the film ended up in the projection room at Hal Roach Studios. Hal Roach decided the boy would be a good addition to his "Our Gang" short films, and signed him to a five year contract.
On his first day at the studio, Robert didn't have an identity for his part in the movies, and he was running around so much that he began to wheeze. Such led to the coining of the 'Wheezer' name, one he carried for the rest of his time in Our Gang. Robert played the perky, tag-along little brother that was always anxious to be part of the mischief that the gang was getting into. He played such a part in both the silent films and the talkies.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.552 |
| Birthday | 1925-03-29 |
| Place of Birth | Tacoma, Washington, USA |
| Also Known As | Robert E. Hutchins, Bobby Hutchins, Wheezer, |
1929
Boxing Gloves
6/8
The Rascals have a boxing arena that could pack them in if they could find fighters who would actually mix it up. Harry and Farina notice a rivalry be...
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Boxing Gloves
1929
Lazy Days
4.8/6
While the other kids and animals find things to do on the farm, Farina becomes single-minded in his quest to do nothing at all.
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Lazy Days
1929
Railroadin'
5.7/6
The gang is playing around the railroad station, and Joe and Chubby's father, an engineer, lectures against the kids playing in such a dangerous area....
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Railroadin'
1929
Small Talk
5.8/6
The gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the menu". Wheezer, the youngest child, gets adopted by a wea...
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Small Talk
1930
Pups Is Pups
6/14
The gang decides to enter their animals in a local pet show.
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Pups Is Pups
1933
Mush and Milk
6.8/4
When Cap's back pension finally comes in, he treats the gang to a day at an amusement park.
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Mush and Milk
1927
Baby Brother
6.3/5
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...
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Baby Brother
1928
The Ol' Gray Hoss
6/1
This story revolves around an old man who feels alone in the world aside from the gang who keeps him company and his old horse. He runs a horse and bu...
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The Ol' Gray Hoss
1928
The Spanking Age
6/1
Mary Ann Jackson and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins are the children of a widowed inventor who are forced to endure the cruelties of their stepmother and st...
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The Spanking Age
1929
Little Mother
6.5/1
Little Mother is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldw...
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Little Mother
1929
Election Day
7/1
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...
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Election Day
1929
Cat, Dog & Co.
6/2
Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head of the Be Kind to Animals Society, they make it the...
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Cat, Dog & Co.
1929
Moan & Groan, Inc.
5.5/3
The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.
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Moan & Groan, Inc.
1930
When the Wind Blows
6.1/6
Jackie throws his schoolbook out the window in disgust, but then climbs outside to retrieve it. Finding himself locked out, he tries various means of...
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When the Wind Blows
1930
Shivering Shakespeare
5.7/5
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis. Things go...
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Shivering Shakespeare
1930
The First Seven Years
5.1/9
Jackie gets in a duel over the affections of Mary Ann.
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The First Seven Years
1930
Bear Shooters
5.1/7
The gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers decides to try and scare them off with a gorilla suit but th...
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Bear Shooters
1928
Rainy Days
6.5/1
Jay and Wheezer are left alone on a rainy afternoon when Mom goes out to run errands. But when their friends drop by and trash the place, the boys mus...
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Rainy Days
1927
Olympic Games
5.5/2
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, t...
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Olympic Games
1930
A Tough Winter
5.6/4
The gang creates a huge mess after they get into a taffy-pulling contest.
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A Tough Winter
1930
School's Out
6.889/9
The schoolchildren lost their last teacher because she got married and quit her job. When the brother of their teacher Miss Crabtree comes to visit, t...
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School's Out
1931
Helping Grandma
6.8/6
The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.
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Helping Grandma
1931
Love Business
6.9/5
Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.
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Love Business
1931
Little Daddy
7/6
Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.
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Little Daddy
1929
Saturday's Lesson
7/2
A man dressed as the devil scares the gang into minding their mothers.
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Saturday's Lesson
1929
Bouncing Babies
6.1/4
With Wheezer's new baby brother getting all the attention, he tries to send the baby back.
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Bouncing Babies
1931
The Stolen Jools
5.8/26
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tubercu...
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The Stolen Jools
1929
Noisy Noises
6.5/1
Joe Cobb is suffering through a toothache as well as having to babysit his little brother Rupert who won't stop crying. Every effort to calm Rupert is...
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Noisy Noises
1932
Yoo-Hoo
0/0
James Gleason picks up abused kid and tries to clean him up.
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Yoo-Hoo
1928
School Begins
0/0
One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual...
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School Begins
1930
Teacher's Pet
7.2/8
Jackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.
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Teacher's Pet
1932
Readin' and Writin'
6.2/4
Tired of going to school, Breezy comes up with a plan to get himself expelled.
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Readin' and Writin'
1931
Shiver My Timbers
6.5/2
The Gang plays hooky from school so they can listen to the tall tales of a friendly sea captain.
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Shiver My Timbers
1932
The Pooch
6.5/2
The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.
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The Pooch
1932
Choo-Choo!
6.7/3
The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.
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Choo-Choo!
1932
Spanky
6/2
While staging a play, Spanky finds his father's hiding place for the family "fortune."
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Spanky
1928
Spook Spoofing
7.2/3
As a joke, several members of the gang convince Farina, who is "brave but superstitious", that he's caused the demise of a young acquaintance and must...
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Spook Spoofing
1931
Bargain Day
6/2
Wheezer and Stymie, door-to-door salesmen, meet a lonely little rich girl.
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Bargain Day
1976
It's Showtime
7/1
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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It's Showtime
1932
Free Eats
6.8/4
The kids help capture a family of thieves.
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Free Eats
1933
The Kid from Borneo
6.9/8
The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly believing he is "The Wild Man from Borneo."
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The Kid from Borneo
1929
Wiggle Your Ears
6.5/1
This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and force...
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Wiggle Your Ears
1927
Dog Heaven
6.1/9
Poor Pete the Pup. He wants to hang himself because his master, Joe, has given up playing with him and going fishing for the love of a girl. A dog fri...
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Dog Heaven
2001
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
0/0
Featuring the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than twenty years of classic Our Gang comedies to tickle your...
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Our Gang - Comedy Festival
1927
Chicken Feed
5.5/2
Chicken Feed is a 1927 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 66th Our Gang short subject released. The kids go t...
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Chicken Feed
1927
Yale vs. Harvard
0/0
The Gang turn to playing football, and face tough competition against the Gas House Garlics.
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Yale vs. Harvard
1927
The Old Wallop
0/0
Wheezer likes to hit people on the nose, and his folks encourage him to do so. Then the Gang wandering off climbing atop a construction site while the...
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The Old Wallop
1927
Heebee Jeebees
0/0
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 wh...
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Heebee Jeebees
1928
Edison, Marconi & Co.
0/0
With Jay Edison as the inventor and Wheezer his assistant, the gang contrived an automobile of unusual construction; an automobile that will look like...
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Edison, Marconi & Co.
1928
Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
6.9/5
The kids decide to put on a circus at the local hotel. Seeing various pets and other domestic animals dressed up like circus animals was very cute--pa...
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Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
1928
Fair and Muddy
0/0
Living in an orphanage, the gang has to deal with Amanda, a child-hating spinster. To receive a bequest from a rich uncle, she must acquire a child. T...
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Fair and Muddy
1928
Crazy House
6.5/1
Crazy House is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 76th Our Gang short that was released. It was the fi...
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Crazy House
1928
Growing Pains
0/0
Mary Ann has a liking toward Wheezer. Her mother tells her that if she gives him cod liver oil, he can become a giant. A circus giant comes to board,...
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Growing Pains
1929
Fast Freight
0/0
Fast Freight is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film. It was the 85th Our Gang short that was released. The gang takes a tramp's train ride and en...
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Fast Freight
1928
Playin' Hookey
5.5/2
Wheezer gets excited watching his dog Pansy attack and rip apart the chickens and furniture in the back yard. His mother is upset, and his father take...
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Playin' Hookey
1933
Fish Hooky
7.7/3
A truant officer spots the kids in an amusement park. They try to escape him.
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Fish Hooky
1930
The Ghosts
0/0
Juanito gets locked out of his house in the middle of a windy night. Spanish language version of When the Wind Blows (1930)
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The Ghosts
1929
The Holy Terror
0/0
Mary Ann is becoming a serious problem to the other gang members and Joe was given the job of training and controlling her behavior.
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The Holy Terror
2021
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2
0/0
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2 contains the next 11 Our Gang sound shorts produced by Roach at the dawn of the "talkie er...
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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2
2022
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 4
0/0
Remastered, uncut and beautifully restored, now you can see The Little Rascals like never before! With restorations so glorious, it will be like watch...
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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 4
1931
Dogs Is Dogs
5.7/3
Wheezer and Dorothy are forced to live with her evil stepmother and her brat son.
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Dogs Is Dogs
1931
Fly My Kite
7/5
A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he discovers she has a fortune in stock certificates.
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Fly My Kite
1931
Big Ears
4.5/2
Wheezer pretends to be sick in order to get his parents to stop fighting.
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Big Ears
2022
The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition)
0/0
A must-have for any true Our Gang fan, this 6-disc set also includes over 4 hours of bonus material and features the talents of George “Spanky” McFarl...
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The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection (Centennial Edition)
2021
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
0/0
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1 contains the first 11 Our Gang sound shorts produced by Roach at the dawn of the “talkie e...
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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
2023
The Little Rascals - CENTENNIAL BONUS DISC
0/0
The BONUS DISC included in the Centennial Collection.
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