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5.9/10   37 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Marc Connelly (play) and
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Release Date:
24 January 1941 (USA) more
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Plot:
In 1902, medicine show con man Dan Thompson settles down with the daughter he hardly knows in a New... more | add synopsis
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Typical Frank Morgan vehicle more (2 total)

Cast

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Frank Morgan ... J. Daniel 'Dan' Thompson
Mary Howard ... Mary Thompson

Billie Burke ... Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
Donald Meek ... Professor Charles W. Birdo
Marjorie Main ... Irma, the Cook
Connie Gilchrist ... Mrs. Evelyn Diamond
Bonita Granville ... Francine 'Frankie' Diamond
Dan Dailey ... Ed LeMotte (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Andrew Tombes ... 'Doc' Dunbar
Walter Catlett ... 'Doc' Skelby
Joseph J. Greene ... Mr. Robert Emmett Ferderber, Private Detective (as Joseph J. Green)

Phil Silvers ... Murdock, Side Show Barker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harold Entwistle ... Old Man (scenes deleted)
Sherry Hall ... Passerby (scenes deleted)
Edward Hearn ... (scenes deleted)
Ralph McCullough ... Photographer (scenes deleted)
Frank Pharr ... Man with Dolls (scenes deleted)
Henry Roquemore ... Sheriff (scenes deleted)
Minerva Urecal ... Mother of Baby (scenes deleted)
Joe Yule ... Jerry (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
78 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #6885)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Robert H. Planck was director of photography for the retakes because Oliver T. Marsh was working on another film. more
Quotes:
Francine Diamond: There ain't no flies on me!
J. Daniel Thompson: You can't blame the flies, Francine.
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Typical Frank Morgan vehicle, 3 February 2001
5/10
Author: Ron Revere from West Virginia

This simple little film features Frank Morgan playing his typical flim-flam man role. Morgan was one of the best at portraying a bragging, self important grifter who was never at a loss for words when playing one of his con games. In this film he is a good hearted but under achieving father who desperately wants to provide a good life for his grown up daughter. He meets many obstacles along the way but also receives help from some old friends who, obviously, are very fond of him. One caution: Bonita Granville plays an obnoxious bratty young teen ager who never lets up throughout the entire film. Her performance caused me to almost bail out and change the channel on a couple of occasions. Her performance is pretty hard to take. But, all in all, if you have some spare time and wish to spend it watching a simple little "puff" piece, you may enjoy this film.

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