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Unexpected Riches is a american film of genre Comedy released in USA on 28 november 1942 with George McFarland
Unexpected Riches (1942)
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Add to a movie listUnexpected 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).
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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.Actors
George McFarland
(Spanky)
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
(Buckwheat)
Billy Laughlin
(Froggy)
Robert Blake
(Mickey)
Symona Boniface
(Person in Froggy's dream)
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