Free Wheeling
| Free Wheeling | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Produced by |
Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Written by |
Hal Roach H. M. Walker |
| Music by |
Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release dates | 1 October 1932 |
| Running time | 19' 34"[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Free Wheeling is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 117th (29th talking episode) Our Gang short that was released.
Plot
Confined to a neck brace, poor little rich boy Dickie would like to play with the neighborhood kids, but his overprotective mother will not let him. On the sly, however, Dickie sneaks out of his bedroom in search of adventure in the company of his best pal, Stymie. Purchasing a ride on the donkey-driven "taxicab" piloted by Breezy Brisbane, the boys, along with hitchhikers Spanky and Jacquie Lyn, experience enough thrills and excitement to last a lifetime when the taxi begins rolling down a steep hill minus brakes.[2]
Cast
- Dickie Moore - Dickie
- Matthew Beard - Stymie
- George McFarland - Spanky
- Dorothy DeBorba - Dorothy
- Kendall McComas - Breezy Brisbane
- Jackie Lyn Dufton - Jacquie (as Jacquie Lyn)
- Douglas Greer - Our Gang member
- Bobby Mallon - Kid who gets paddled by the gang
- Estelle Etterre - Dickie's Nurse
- Joe the Monk - Monkey
- Johnnie Mae Beard - Stymie's mother
- Harry Bernard - Roadside Worker
- Dick Gilbert - Roadside worker
- Creighton Hale - Dickie's father
- Theresa Harris - Maid
- Jack Hill - Officer sent skyward
- Ham Kinsey - Roadside worker
- Wilfred Lucas - The specialist
- Robert A. McGowan - Man who gets socked while asleep by lamppost (as Anthony Mack)
- Lillian Rich - Dickie's mother
- John Collum - Undetermined role
- Jimmy Daniels - Undetermined role
- Bobby DeWar - Undetermined role
Note
Free Wheeling was edited by a couple minutes on the syndicated Little Rascals television packages due to perceived racism toward African Americans in 1971. The film was restored on AMC airing from 2001 to 2003.
See also
References
- ↑ theluckycorner.com/
- ↑ Cieply, Michael. "New York Times: Free Wheeling". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-19.