Boy Trouble

Charley Ruggles is a tightfisted little man who likes his routines and dislikes outsiders, so when daughter Joyce Mathews brings home a young man, and wife Mary Boland adopts two oprhaned boys, he's particularly grumpy.

Two comedy pros like Rugges and Miss Boland can play anything for laughs, but it always helps to have good writing, and the writing here, by Laura and S. J. Perelman is surprisingly dull. Even Donald O'Conner and Billy Lee can't bring much of a smile to the audience's faces as they go about being annoyingly boyish ad winning Ruggles' affection. Clearly intended to tap into the audience for Andy Hardy, the Smith family, and other family series that were becoming perennials among second features, this doesn't offer much in the way of charm, even for fans of players.