Free Eats
Directed byRay McCarey
Written byH. M. Walker
Produced byRobert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Music byLeroy Shield
Marvin Hatley
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • February 13, 1932 (1932-02-13)
Running time
19:03
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Free Eats is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Ray McCarey.[1] It was the 112th (24th talking Our Gang episode) Our Gang short that was released.

Plot

The gang along with other poor children in the town are given a party with games and great food to eat. In addition, each child would be given a food basket to bring home to their parents. It's given by a wealthy woman whose husband is running for office. Meanwhile a couple of criminals have set up two midgets to come to the party as babies. They would steal expensive jewelry and planned on robbing a safe filled with money. Stymie caught the "fidgets" in the safe. After an altercation with Stymie, the rest of the gang come to Stymie's rescue as the midgets pull a gun. An alarm goes off and the police come to arrest the midgets. Episode concludes with the police sergeant spitting tobacco into a nearby waste can, from which the missing midget then rises, telling the "flatfoot" to call his shots.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Notes

Free Eats marked the debut appearance of George "Spanky" McFarland. He and his brother Tommy auditioned for Our Gang in the spring of 1931, with Spanky passing a screen test easily. Tommy also appeared in many Our Gang film in bit roles.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Free Eats". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.


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