Unexpected Riches

Unexpected Riches
Unexpected Riches
Directed by	Herbert Glazer
Written by	Hal Law; Robert A. McGowan
Starring	George McFarland; Billie Thomas; Billy Laughlin; Bobby Blake
Cinematography	Charles Schoenbaum
Edited by	Leon Borgeau
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 28, 1942;
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 to be released.^[1]

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 fraudulent 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.^[2]

Cast

The Gang

Bobby Blake as Mickey
Billy Laughlin as Froggy
George McFarland as Spanky
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat

Additional cast

Barry Downing as Ken Reed
Emmet Vogan as Mr. Reed
Ernie Alexander as Mickey's father
Margaret Bert as Mickey's mother
Willa Pearl Curtis as Big Shot's mother
Symona Boniface as Person in Froggy's dream
Stanley Logan as Person in Froggy's dream
Ernestine Wade as Person in Buckwheat's dream

Notes

Unexpected Riches is the last appearance of George McFarland as Spanky, ending his eleven-year tenure with the series for reasons of aging into young adulthood as McFarland was 14. 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.

References

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 249–250. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Crowther, Bosley (2011). "New York Times: Unexpected-Riches". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

External links

Unexpected Riches at IMDb

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[1] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 249–250. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Crowther, Bosley (2011). "New York Times: Unexpected-Riches". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

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