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Director:
Elliott Nugent
Writers:
Frank Butler (story)
N. Richard Nash (adaptation)
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Release Date:
13 June 1947 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy
Plot:
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine hires a replacement for his vacation sight unseen. Alas, he and... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A complete mystery as to why this film is not shown on TV more often. more (6 total)

Cast

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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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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #11764, General Audience)
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Quotes:
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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Soundtrack:
AS LONG AS I'M DREAMING more

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A complete mystery as to why this film is not shown on TV more often., 6 June 2003
Author: stasia (rudel@sympatico.ca) from Ontario, Canada

I first saw this film on TV about 25 years ago and the magic and chemistry of Bing and Barry was obvious. Years later, I finally acquired this film in VHS format(I had recorded it previously in Beta format). It has everything to offer to movie buffs and I hope that the networks start to show it as a Christmas movie. It took the public about 30 years to catch on to "It's A Wonderful Life". This movie, like another of Bing's gems"Holiday Inn(1942)" could fit right in at any time of the year;and with the beautiful Joan Caulfield-anytime. I think that to date, I've watched it about 30 times. My favorite line is Bing's telling taxi driver Percy Kilbride(who refuses Bing's offer of a tip) "You'ld be a big hit in New York".

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