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6.6/10   88 votes
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Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Writers:
Richard Macaulay (original screenplay) and
Jerry Wald (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 March 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Plot:
Peter Casey has been with the New York City police department for 25 years. He's totally surprised when... more | add synopsis
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Considering its modest budget and lack of pretense, it's a pretty good little film more (5 total)

Cast

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Priscilla Lane ... Maureen Casey
Thomas Mitchell ... Peter Casey
Dennis Morgan ... Angus Ferguson
Virginia Grey ... Patricia Casey
Irene Hervey ... Heloise Casey
Alan Hale ... Gallagher
William Lundigan ... Michael Flaherty
Frank Jenks ... Ed McKean
Henry Armetta ... Tony
Morgan Conway ... Joe Niklas
Alec Craig ... Callaghan
J.M. Kerrigan ... Michael Scanlon
Cliff Clark ... Policeman Mara
William B. Davidson ... Police Commissioner O'Connor (as William Davidson)
Joe King ... Police Captain
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #6007)
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

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Considering its modest budget and lack of pretense, it's a pretty good little film, 12 January 2007
6/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This is a cute and watchable little film from MGM. Considering that it had none of the huge stars like many of its films, it is surprisingly fun and worth seeing--and I almost scored this a 7. Dennis Morgan, Thomas Mitchell and Priscilla Lane are the stars and while I wasn't surprised to hear Mitchell's excellent Irish accent, I was surprised that Morgan did the Scotish accent as well as he did.

The story itself is an interesting slice of life about retiring cop Mitchell. He didn't know he was about to lose his job and initially this throws him for a loop, as he loves his job--it is his life. And, he also blames Morgan for this because this young cop actually gets Mitchell's job! What happens next is something I'll leave up to you--I'd hate to spoil the movie. But, the big characters and the whole mood of the film is infectious--just turn off your brain and enjoy!

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