Unexpected Riches
| Unexpected Riches | |
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| Directed by | Herbert Glazer |
| Written by |
Hal Law Robert A. McGowan |
| Starring |
George McFarland Billie Thomas Billy Laughlin Bobby Blake |
| Cinematography | Charles Shoenbaum |
| Editing by | Leon Borgeau |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 10' 51" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Unexpected Riches is a 1942 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Herbert Glazer. It was the 211th Our Gang short (211th episode, 122nd talking short, 123rd talking episode, and 42nd MGM produced episode).
Plot
Weighing themselves on a penny machine, the gang receives a fortune card predicting that they will receive "unexpected riches." Acting upon this, the kids decide to dig for buried treasure, using a fradulent map provided by one of their wise-guy acquaintances. Though the treasure hunt comes a-cropper, the fortune card's prediction comes true in an unexpected fashion.[1]
Notes
This is the last appearance of George McFarland as Spanky, ending his eleven-year tenure with the series. Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas would remain the only holdover from the Hal Roach Our Gang era to stay with the series until its end in 1944.
Cast
- Billie Thomas - Buckwheat
- Billy Laughlin - Froggy
- Bobby Blake - Mickey
- George McFarland - Spanky
- Barry Downing - Ken
- Emmet Vogan - Ken's father
- Ernie Alexander - Mickey's father
- Margaret Bert - Mickey's mother
- Symona Boniface - person in Froggy's dream
- Stanley Logan - person in Froggy's dream
- Willa Pearl Curtis - person in Buckwheat's dream
- Ernestine Wade - person in Buckwheat's dream
See also
References
- ↑ Crowther, Bosley. "New York Times: Unexpected-Riches". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-10-08.