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 |
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Jiggs
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Renie Riano | ... |
Maggie Jiggs
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Tim Ryan | ... |
Dinty Moore
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June Harrison | ... |
Nora Jiggs
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Wallace Chadwell | ... |
Danny
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Tom Kennedy | ... |
Murphy
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Laura Treadwell | ... |
Mrs. Kermishaw
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William Frambes | ... |
Junior Kermishaw
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Pat Goldin | ... |
Dugan
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Jack Norton | ... |
Norton
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Ferris Taylor | ... |
F. Newson Kermishaw
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Tom Dugan | ... |
Hod Carrier
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Joe Devlin | ... |
Casey
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Fred Kelsey | ... |
Tom
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Charles C. Wilson | ... |
Frank
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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... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Petition | Husband Wife Relationship | Irishman | Domineering Wife | Corned Beef And Cabbage | See more »Taglines:
FER LAFFIN' OUT LOUD - LOOK WHO'S HERE! (original poster-all caps) See more »Genres:
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