Horatio Gillingwater, a hen-pecked husband of long standing, takes up boozing and begins to wear the family pants and take charge of family matters, including aiding the romance of his daughter, Lois, with Jerry Wayne.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Hugh Herbert | ... | Horatio Gillingwater | |
| Patricia Ellis | ... | Lois Gillingwater | |
| Warren Hull | ... | Jerry Wayne | |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... | Jacob 'Jake' Buckley | |
| Dorothy Vaughan | ... | Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater | |
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Clarence Wilson | ... | Jonathan Ramp |
| Robert Gleckler | ... | Gangster Mugsy O'Bannion - aka Harold McCauley | |
| Mary Treen | ... | Alice Gillingwater | |
| Anne Nagel | ... | Miss Perkins - Ramp's Secretary | |
| Arthur Aylesworth | ... | Justice Felton | |
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Sol Gorss | ... | Jim - Bank Robber |
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Henry Otho | ... | Lumpy - Bank Robber |
| Max Wagner | ... | Lester - O'Bannion's Driver | |
| Tom Brower | ... | Sheriff Bert Hanson | |
| Milton Kibbee | ... | Wilbur - Detective (as Milt Kibbee) | |
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Horatio Gillingwater (Hugh Herbert), a hen-pecked husband of long standing, takes up boozing and begins to wear the family pants and take charge of family matters, including aiding the romance of his daughter, Lois (Patricia Ellis), with Jerry Wayne (Warren Hull...and several misadventures with people and incidents way out of his normal element. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddentlink.net>
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remake | b movie | fired from the job | husband wife relationship | family relationships |Taglines:
WHEN CUPID'S STUPID - HUGH COMES THROUH! Leave it to Hugh Herbert to teach the youngsters something new about love! He's a panic as the head of the looniest family you're ever met! See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
22 August 1936 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Love Begins at 20 See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Played on piano by Hobart Cavanaugh at the wedding
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Horatio's original salary of $150 per month would equate to nearly $2,600 per month in 2017. See more »Goofs
On his trolley trip into Fort Vernal, Horatio passes the the same two billboards twice within a couple seconds (on the rear projection behind him). See more »Soundtracks
She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She ComesTraditional
Played on piano by Hobart Cavanaugh at the wedding
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In general, I am not a huge fan of Hugh Herbert...but I've got to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed "Life Begins at Twenty". The film is slight but lots of fun!
When the film begins, it's obvious that Horatio (Herbert) is a hen- pecked man. His wife endlessly tells him what to do and it soon becomes apparent that his boss is no better. But Horatio just takes it...letting folks walk all over him. To make it worse, his wife keeps reminding him of another man who COULD have married her instead and she wishes she'd taken this other guy! By now, the audience is just praying to see this worm turn...and eventually he does and it all starts with an innocent little drink.
What I liked about this film is how everything worked out so nicely and yet realistically for good old Horatio by the end of the film. I could see how this originally was a very successful play...and it's well worth seeing and a nice little surprise.