Unexpected Riches

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]

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 (1942-11-28)
Running time	10:51
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

See also

• Our Gang filmography