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10 January 1931 (USA)
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Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years...
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Marion Davies | ... | Antoinette 'Tony' Flagg |
 | Ralph Forbes | ... | John Ashley |
 | C. Aubrey Smith | ... | Sir Basil Algernon 'Chief' Winterton |
 | Ray Milland | ... | Geoffrey Trent |
| Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | ... | Richard 'Dick' Berney (as Guinn Williams) |
| David Torrence | ... | Dr. Frank 'Mac' MacDonald |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Mrs. Julia Webb |
| Edgar Norton | ... | Bolton, the Second Butler |
| Nina Quartero | ... | Maria Credaro (as Nena Quartero) |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Larkin, the Butler |
| Elizabeth Murray | ... | Mrs. 'Aunt Molly' Berney |
| James Gordon | ... | Mr. Carson Creswell, a Lawyer |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Harry Allen | ... | Harry, the First Airplane Mechanic (uncredited) |
| Rina De Liguoro | ... | Hortense (uncredited) |
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| Robert Z. Leonard | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Edward Childs Carpenter | play | |
| Laurence E. Johnson | ||
Produced by | |||
| Marion Davies | .... | producer | |
| Robert Z. Leonard | .... | producer | |
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| Oliver T. Marsh | |||
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| Harry Reynolds | |||
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| Cedric Gibbons | |||
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| Adrian | (gowns) | ||
| Molyneux | (uncredited) | ||
| Redfern | (uncredited) | ||
| Jane Regny | (uncredited) | ||
| Madeleine Vionnet | (uncredited) | ||
Production Management | |||
| B.P. Fineman | .... | production supervisor (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
| Karl Zint | .... | sound recording engineer (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Cosmopolitan Productions (for)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1931) (USA) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)
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90 min
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Because of the subject of illegitimate children, the movie was banned in Ireland and underwent dialogue deletions in many areas, including Milwaukee, Massachusetts and Virginia.See more »
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Crew or equipment visible: A man steps out of a room, does some gyrations, and quickly jumps back in.See more »
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Sir Basil Algernon 'Chief' Winterton:I am the first man ever to become a father by majority vote.See more »
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Featured in Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001) (TV)See more »
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toplines this ok comedy about an aging father (C. Aubrey Smith) who decides to gather his grown children from around the world. Davies is working as a chorus girl in New York when she gets the news that "daddy" wants her. Hmmmm, sounds familiar. Davies' considerable talents as a comedienne save this otherwise so-so comedy as she upsets the staid British countryside with her brazen American personality. Not as sharp as some other Davies comedies, but still worth a look. Ray Milland plays her long-lost "brother." Doris Lloyd, Elizabeth Murray, and Halliwell Hobbes are all fun, too.