Free Wheeling (Short 1932)

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Matthew 'Stymie' Beard

Stymie

Dorothy DeBorba

Dorothy

Kendall McComas

Breezy Brisbane

George 'Spanky' McFarland

Spanky

Dickie Moore

Dickie

Jackie Lyn Dufton

Jacquie
(as Jacquie Lyn)

Douglas Greer

Gang Member

Bobby Mallon

Kid Paddled by Taxi Driver

Johnnie Mae Beard

Stymie's Mother

Estelle Etterre

Nurse

Creighton Hale

Dickie's Father

Theresa Harris

Maid

Wilfred Lucas

The Specialist

Lillian Rich

Dickie's Mother

Harry Bernard

Roadside Worker

Dick Gilbert

Roadside Worker

Jack Hill

Police Officer

Ham Kinsey

Roadside Worker

Director
- Robert F. McGowan
Writers
- Hal Roach
- H.M. Walker
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Trivia
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard and Dickie Moore were good friends in real life, as they are in this film. Moore later fondly recalled going to the Beards' home for play and meals.

Goofs
Without explanation, Dorothy disappears from the "taxi" and miraculously ends up in the car with Dickie's parents.

Quotes
Dickie: Where are we going?
Stymie: [as home made taxi gathers speed down steep hill] I don't know brother, but we're on our way!

Alternate versions
When the short aired on television during the 1970s the scene where Stymie's mother was calling for him to take the laundry to Dick's parent's house was edited out because it was felt that it was racially insensitive. Similarly, the scene where Dick's mother referred to Stymie as "that colored boy" was also later edited out for the same reason.

Connections
Featured in Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (1984)

Soundtracks
Good Old Days
(uncredited)
Music by Leroy Shield

I recorded this episode in its entirety on VHS in the 1980's. Many moons and neighborhoods have seen it pass.

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