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13 June 1947 (USA) moreGenre:
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Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine hires a replacement for his vacation sight unseen. Alas, he and... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
"Fitz' Make Me Feel Unwelcome more (6 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bing Crosby | ... | Dr. James 'Jim' Pearson | |
| Joan Caulfield | ... | Trudy Mason | |
| Barry Fitzgerald | ... | Dr. Joseph McRory | |
| Wanda Hendrix | ... | Emily Walters | |
| Frank Faylen | ... | Bill Walters | |
| Elizabeth Patterson | ... | Mrs. Gilley | |
| Robert Shayne | ... | Roy Chesley | |
| Larry Young | ... | Dr. Ronnie Jenks | |
| Percy Kilbride | ... | Nat Dorkas | |
| Charles Dingle | ... | Charles 'C.J.' Chesley | |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Mort Elkins | |
| Thurston Hall | ... | Congressman Beeker | |
| Lillian Bronson | ... | Miss Lennek | |
| Mary Field | ... | Secretary | |
| Paul Stanton | ... | Mr. Daniels |
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. moreQuotes:
Mrs. Gilley: Picture show's on Tuesday.Jim Pearson: What's showing Tuesday?
Mrs. Gilley: Some picture with Bob Hope in it.
Jim Pearson: I'll wait 'til a week from Tuesday.
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Nah, I felt more "unwelcome" watching this, than welcome. Anyway, if you want to see Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald in more appealing roles, watch "Going My Way" instead. In that movie, the guys play priests. Here, they are doctors.
The trouble was Fitzgerald was so bad, or at least so "crabby," he was downright annoying to watch in here. His Irish brogue with the crabby personality made him all the more irritating. Usually I love the Irish characters and accent, but not the idiot character ("Dr. Joseph McRory") in this movie.
In both films, you get the same thing: the younger man is always the "good guy" and the older, more traditional man is always the "bad guy." Hollywood has always sided with rebels, those who challenge either authority or the old ways.