Free Wheeling is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 117th (29th talking episode) Our Gang short that was released.
| Free Wheeling | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | Hal Roach H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 19' 34"[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Confined to a neck brace, poor little rich boy Dickie would like to play with the neighborhood kids, but his overprotective mother will not let him. On the sly, however, Dickie sneaks out of his bedroom in search of adventure in the company of his best pal, Stymie. Purchasing a ride on the donkey-driven "taxicab" piloted by Breezy Brisbane, the boys, along with hitchhikers Spanky and Jacquie Lyn, experience enough thrills and excitement to last a lifetime when the taxi begins rolling down a steep hill minus brakes.[2]
Cast
The Gang
- Dickie Moore as Dickie
- Matthew Beard as Stymie
- Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy
- Kendall McComas as Breezy Brisbane
- George McFarland as Spanky
- Jackie Lyn Dufton as Jacquie
- Douglas Greer as Douglas
Additional cast
- Bobby Mallon as Kid who gets paddled by the gang
- Johnnie Mae Beard as Stymie's mother
- Harry Bernard as Roadside Worker
- Estelle Etterre as Dickie's Nurse
- Dick Gilbert as Roadside worker
- Creighton Hale as Creighton, Dickie's father
- Theresa Harris as Maid
- Jack Hill as Officer sent skyward
- Ham Kinsey as Roadside worker
- Wilfred Lucas as The specialist
- Anthony Mack as Man who gets socked while asleep by lamppost
- Lillian Rich as Dickie's mother
- Joe the Monk as Monkey
- John Collum as Undetermined role
- Jimmy Daniels as Undetermined role
- Bobby DeWar as Undetermined role
Note
Free Wheeling was edited by a couple minutes on the syndicated Little Rascals television packages due to perceived racism toward African Americans in 1971. The film was restored on AMC airing from 2001 to 2003.
See also
References
- ^ theluckycorner.com/
- ^ Cieply, Michael. "New York Times: Free Wheeling". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
External links
- Free Wheeling at IMDb
- Free Wheeling at the TCM Movie Database
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