
Big Business
1924-02-09 · 25 min · ★ 6.4
In this short the kids are managing their own barber shop, with harrowing results. No one gets hurt, but most of the customers wind up bald or close to it: one kid even gets a prematurely fashionable Mohawk! Scenes involving close calls with sharp scissors might make some viewers wince, while the manicurist uses a device that looks like a wire-cutter.
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- Directors
- Robert F. McGowan
- Production companies
- Hal Roach Studios
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Joe CobbJoe
Jackie CondonJackie
Mickey DanielsMickie
Allen 'Farina' HoskinsFarina
Mary KornmanMary
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