Bringing Up Father (1946)

Maggie and her snooty society friends fool Jiggs and his buddies down at Dinty's tavern into not only signing a petition to close the bar, but they also trick them into taking the "temperaance" pledge to forsake all alcohol.

Director:

Edward F. Cline

Writers:

Jerry Warner (screenplay), Barney Gerard (original story),

Stars:

Joe Yule, Renie Riano, Tim Ryan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Yule	...	Jiggs
Renie Riano	...	Maggie Jiggs
Tim Ryan	...	Dinty Moore
June Harrison	...	Nora Jiggs
Wallace Chadwell	...	Danny
Tom Kennedy	...	Murphy
Laura Treadwell	...	Mrs. Kermishaw
William Frambes	...	Junior Kermishaw
Pat Goldin	...	Dugan
Jack Norton	...	Norton
Ferris Taylor	...	F. Newson Kermishaw
Tom Dugan	...	Hod Carrier
Joe Devlin	...	Casey
Fred Kelsey	...	Tom
Charles C. Wilson	...	Frank (as Charles Wilson)

Storyline

When Blue Book society matron, Mrs. F. Newton Kermishaw (Laura Treadwell), approaches Maggie Jiggs (Renie Riano) for help in getting an "undesirable" tenant evicted from their swank apartment house, the undesired tenant turns out to be Jiggs (Joe Yule), Maggie's husband. Danny (Wallace Chadwell), the nephew of saloon owner Dinty Moore (Tim Ryan,has designed a modern replacement for the old buildings on 10th Avenue, where Dinty's saloon is located, and Mr. F. Newton Kermishaw (Ferris Taylor), wants to acquire the property involved and has his wife, who blinds social-climber Maggie with her exalted position, push a petition which will condemn the valuable, but slummy, property. Jiggs, unaware of where the property is, gets Dinty and habituates of his bar - Fogarty (George Hickman), Grogharty (Dick Ryan), Murphy (Tom Kennedy) and McGurk (Jimmy Aubrey, as well as bartenders Tom (Fred Kelsey)and Jerry (Mike Donovan)to sign the petition. When they discover what the property is and that the ...

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Plot Keywords:

petition | husband wife relationship | irishman | domineering wife | corned beef and cabbage | 

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Taglines:

THE WORLD'S FUNNIEST MARRIED COUPLE ARE THE SCREEN'S BIGGEST SCREAM! (original print ad-all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1946 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Father Gets Into the Movies (1916)

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Soundtracks

"Corned Beef and Cabbage"
Written by Edward F. Cline (as Eddie Cline) and Edward J. Kay

User Reviews

Amusing low-budget take on the classic comic strip

Jiggs is tricked by Maggie and her unscrupulous high society friends, the Kremishaws, into getting the gang down at Dinty Moore's tavern to sign a petition to close the joint down and, what's worse, to take the pledge against drinking alcohol. Meanwhile, the Kremishaw's oily son, Junior, attempts to woo daughter Nora, much to Maggie's delight, though Nora prefers the company of Dinty's nephew, Danny, an aspiring architect. The plot is paper-thin, but serves admirably in allowing the actors to play out some of George McManus's favorite gags from the strip. Jiggs sings a chorus of "Corned Beef and Cabbage," and George McManus has a recurring cameo that lets him deliver the film's closing line. Not a great film, but one that should appeal to fans of the classic comic strip.