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5.9/10   94 votes
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Director:
Ray Enright
Writers:
John Monks Jr. (original screenplay) and
Fred F. Finklehoffe (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 January 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
They're back with a bang! ...and a BABY.
Plot:
Three comrades graduate from Viriginia Military Institute. Bing has a chance to return to VMI as a football coach. | add synopsis
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Jane Bryan
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Even sillier than the first one more (4 total)

Cast

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Priscilla Lane ... Joyce Winfree
Wayne Morris ... Billy Randolph
Jane Bryan ... Kate Edwards
Eddie Albert ... 'Bing' Edwards

Jane Wyman ... Claire Terry

Ronald Reagan ... Dan Crawford
Peter B. Good ... Commencement Edwards
Arthur Treacher ... Snelling, Harper's Butler
Moroni Olsen ... Major Robert Terry
Jessie Busley ... Mrs. 'Gram' Brooks
Larry Williams ... Harley Harrington
Berton Churchill ... Mr. John D. Harper
Nana Bryant ... Mrs. May Harper
Paul Harvey ... Mr. Sterling Randolph
Mayo Methot ... Girl in Bus
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Baby Be Good (UK)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #5634)
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Last movie appearance for both Jane Bryan and Mayo Methot. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Brother Rat (1938) more
Soundtrack:
A Life on the Ocean Wave more

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Even sillier than the first one, 19 March 2009
7/10
Author: Michael Morrison (morrisonhimself@consultant.com) from Arizona

Someone, or maybe several someones, didn't pay enough attention to this sequel.

For one thing, the Jane Wyman character, for some reason never explained, or probably for no reason, has a different name. In the original, she was first called "Claire Adams" so potential dates wouldn't realize she was the daughter of the school commandant, Colonel Ramm.

In this sequel, she is named "Claire Terry" and her father is Major Terry.

While inexplicable, I guess the best approach is simply to suspend one's disbelief and enjoy the pleasant entertainment.

The story really isn't much, but the performers are among the most charming in Hollywood history.

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