Free Eats

Free Eats
Directed by Ray McCarey
Produced by Robert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
Written by H. M. Walker
Music by Leroy Shield
Marvin Hatley
Cinematography Art Lloyd
Edited by Richard C. Currier
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • February 13, 1932 (1932-02-13)
Running time
19:03
Country United States
Language English

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. Its given by a wealthy woman whose husband is running for office. Meanwhile a couple criminals have set up two midgets to come to the party as babies. They would steal tons of expensive jewelry and planned on robbing a safe filled with tons of money. Stymie caught the "fidgets" in the safe. The rest of the gang come to Stymie's rescue as the midgets pull a gun. An alarm goes off and the police come and arrest the midgets and all ends well.

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. "New York Times: Free Eats". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-19.

External links

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