# Seeing the World

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***Seeing the World*** (also known as ***A Roamin' Holiday***) is a 1927 silent *[Our Gang](/source/Our_Gang)* film, the 57th in the series, directed by [Robert F. McGowan](/source/Robert_F._McGowan) and [Anthony Mack](/source/Robert_A._McGowan).[1][2][3] The film features [James Finlayson](/source/James_Finlayson_(actor)) and contains a brief appearance by [Stan Laurel](/source/Stan_Laurel), who later wrote: "That 'Seeing the World' is a very bad film, plus the print—I felt sorry for Finlayson practically working alone with nothing funny to do—He made every face in the book in this one!!"[4]

## Plot

The gang's teacher wins a trip to Europe, but the gang accompanies him causing the trip to become a nightmare. The group treks through [Venice](/source/Venice), [Rome](/source/Rome), [Pompeii](/source/Pompeii), [Naples](/source/Naples), [London](/source/London) and [Paris](/source/Paris), where Farina tries to retrieve her lost tooth stolen by a pigeon on the railings of the [Eiffel Tower](/source/Eiffel_Tower). Both Farina and Finlayson, who tries to rescue her, fall from the side of the tower. The teacher awakens, realizing that the whole adventure was a dream. He had fallen asleep after the gang mixed sleeping potion into his water.

## Cast

### The Gang

- [Joe Cobb](/source/Joe_Cobb_(actor)) as Joe
- [Jackie Condon](/source/Jackie_Condon) as Jackie
- [Johnny Downs](/source/Johnny_Downs) as Johnny
- [Allen Hoskins](/source/Allen_Hoskins) as Farina
- [Scooter Lowry](/source/Scooter_Lowry) as Skooter
- [Jay R. Smith](/source/Jay_R._Smith) as Jay
- Peggy Eames as Peggy

### Additional cast

- [James Finlayson](/source/James_Finlayson_(actor)) as James Finlayson, the schoolteacher
- [Jean Darling](/source/Jean_Darling) as Extra at pier
- Ed Brandenburg as Window washer
- Frank Butler as English pedestrian
- Dorothy Darling as Extra at pier
- [Charlie Hall](/source/Charlie_Hall_(actor,_born_1899)) as English chauffeur
- Ham Kinsey as Ship's official
- [Stan Laurel](/source/Stan_Laurel) as English pedestrian
- Charles McMurphy as Ship's official
- Charley Young as Extra at pier
- [David, Prince of Wales](/source/Edward_VIII) as himself (stock footage)
- [Gaston Doumergue](/source/Gaston_Doumergue) as himself (stock footage)
- [Yusef of Morocco](/source/Yusef_of_Morocco) as himself (stock footage)

## See also

- [*Our Gang* filmography](/source/Our_Gang_filmography)
- [Stan Laurel filmography](/source/Stan_Laurel_filmography)

## References

1. Thompson, Paul (January 7, 1927). ["Seeing the World"](https://archive.org/stream/motionpi35moti#page/n503/mode/2up). *Motion Picture News*. **XXXV** (1): 489. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

1. ["Silent Era: Seeing the World"](http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SeeingTheWorld1927.html). *silentera*. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

1. Rosenberg, Karen (2011). ["New York Times: Seeing the World"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110520155749/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226175/Seeing-the-World/overview). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Archived from [the original](https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226175/Seeing-the-World/overview) on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

1. ["Letter from Stan Laurel to Mike Polacek, 23 April 1964"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180711221112/http://www.lettersfromstan.com/stan-1964-04.html). *The Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project*. Archived from [the original](http://www.lettersfromstan.com/stan-1964-04.html) on July 11, 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

## External links

- [Seeing the World](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142828/) at IMDb

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