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8 March 1940 (USA) morePlot:
Mild mannered Vern runs a pet store that seems to gather more pets than he sells. One day he receives... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Not quite The Wizard Of Oz moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Frank Morgan | ... | Vernon 'Vern' Adams |
 | Billie Burke | ... | Cora Adams |
| Ann Rutherford | ... | Billie Adams |
| John Shelton | ... | Lanny Shea |
| Reginald Owen | ... | Hemingway, the Bass Player |
| Donald Meek | ... | Mortimer Hopkins, Sr. |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Roscoe |
| Frank Albertson | ... | Ernest |
| Harold Huber | ... | Tony, the Tuba Player |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... | Ambrose Bundy |
 | Ann Morriss | ... | Myra |
| Don Castle | ... | Spigley 'Spig', a Band Member |
| Tom Rutherford | ... | Mortimer 'Morty' Hopkins, Jr. |
| Renie Riano | ... | Sarah Osborn. the Milk Maid |
| Richard Carle | ... | John Reed 'Fishface' Thomas |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Fun Stuff
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No information about the original play, "Der Mutige Seefahrer", has been found. The English language version, called "The Courageous Seaman" had no Broadway run. moreSoundtrack:
The Old Oaken Bucket moreFAQ
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Starring Frank Morgan and Billie Burke, who starred as "The Wizard" and "The Good Witch" in The Wizard Of Oz a year earlier, you'd expect quite a bit from this movie. Unfortunately, it's a far cry from that 1939 classic.
In an incredibly far-fetched comedic plot, a family father (Morgan) is presumed dead and his wife (Burke) and family cash in his life insurance policy. Dad comes home unexpectedly, of course, and hilarity ensues (well, kinda).
An inoffensive little movie that is well acted all around, but really has little story to offer. It can still keep your interest for 80 minutes when the other 90 cable channels are offering nothing better, as is often the case. I'm always amazed by the quaintness of these earlier films, when people actually fainted when surprised (did that ever REALLY happen?) and grown brothers slept in the same bed.
Pleasant enough, just don't expect movie magic.