Unexpected Riches

1942 American film

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

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[edit]

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.[1]

## Cast[edit]

### The Gang[edit]

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

### Additional cast[edit]

* 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[edit]

Unexpected Riches 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.

## See also[edit]

* Our Gang filmography

## References[edit]

1. ^ Crowther, Bosley (2011). "New York Times: Unexpected-Riches". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

## External links[edit]

* Unexpected Riches at IMDb

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