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Wonderful Our Gang still photo posed in front of a movie theatre's box-office window for a scene from LOVE BUSINESS (1931). Pining for their teacher Miss Crabtree, Chubby Chaney practices making love to a cutout of movie star Greta Garbo as Dorothy DeBorba and Pete the Pup look on, not too impressed. On the left, showing exhibitors just how to advertise Hal Roach shorts, is the framed photo of a romantic couple who happen to be studio stars Thelma Todd and Charley Chase. One time I showed this still to Hal Roach, who laughed, then studied it intently. Both he and Dorothy DeBorba confirm this was an exterior set at the studio, not a real movie theatre.