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The boy with a beanie painted on the wall outside Spanky’s Saloon in St. Paul, Minn., is “just some fat-faced kid,” its owner says. But George (Spanky) McFarland thinks it’s him. The lawyer for the star of “Our Gang” and “Little Rascals” movies from 50 years ago is suing in U.S. District Court, insisting the boy is McFarland, now a 60-year-old businessman in Fort Worth, Tex. The lawsuit accuses bar owner Walter Engelhardt of misappropriating McFarland’s name, identity and likeness without permission or compensation. McFarland is seeking damages of more than $50,000 and a court order prohibiting Engelhardt from using McFarland’s name and image.