Unexpected Uncle (1941)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Peter Godfrey

Writers:

Eric Hatch (novel)
Delmer Daves (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 November 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A feisty retiree plays peacemaker for a young couple.

Plot Keywords:

Retiree | Impersonation | Police | Birthday | Solitaire Game

Cast

Anne Shirley	...	Kathleen Brown
James Craig	...	Johnny Kerrigan
Charles Coburn	...	Seton Mansley aka Alfred Crane
Ernest Truex	...	Wilkins, Johnny's Valet
Renee Godfrey	...	Carol West (as Renee Haal)
Russell Gleason	...	Tommy Turner
Astrid Allwyn	...	Sara Cochran
Jed Prouty	...	Sanderson, Kerrigan Shoes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Virginia Engels	...	Mrs. Carter (scenes deleted)
Thurston Hall	...	Jerry Carter (scenes deleted)

Runtime:

67 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #7458)

Filming Locations:

Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

Several actors are listed in studio records as being in the film, but are not seen: Thurston Hall (Jerry Carter), Virginia Engels (Mrs. Carter), Virginia Vale (Telephone Girl), Jane Woodworth (Telephone Girl), Ken Christy (Editor) and Richard Carle.

Soundtrack:

Happy Days Are Here Again

Cute

Wonderful Charles Coburn stars as a nosy parker who injects himself into the lives of a sales girl (Anne Shirley) and her brash suitor (James Craig). Nothing much happens, but it's a pleasant little film. Coburn is always watchable and had a long career as an A-list character actor in Hollywood. Anne Shirley is OK, and handsome James Craig always seems to be doing Clark Gable impressions. Ernest Truex is funny as the butler. No one else makes much of an impression. Hans Conried, Nora Cecil, Jimmy Conlin, Jed Prouty, Russell Gleason, Renee Godrey, Tom Dugan, Mary Gordon, and Astrid Allwyn co-star. Silent stars Max Linder, Matt Moore, and Jack Mulhall all have bit parts.