Public Domain Movies

The First Seven Years is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film, the 96th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan.

Plot:
Jackie and Speck are both in love with Mary Ann, but she is not interested in any boys. However, after battering Jackie, she suggests that Jackie and Speck fight in a duel for her affection. Jackie and Speck fight with real swords that have been used to damage a tire and shred clothing. They drop their swords and fight with their fists. Jackie wins, but Speck's father holds Jackie down while Speck strikes Jackie until Jackie's elderly grandmother intervenes and knocks Speck and his dad unconscious, with the gang cheering.

The Gang
Jackie Cooper as Jackie
Norman Chaney as Chubby
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
Donald Haines as Speck
Pete the Pup as Himself

Additional cast
Otto Fries as Speck's father
Edgar Kennedy as Kennedy the Cop
Emma Reed as Farina's mother
Joy Winthrop as Granny