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Unexpected Father (1939)

1h 18m · 14 Jun 1939

Sandy... wonder baby of "East Side of Heaven"... and three more laugh babies... on a hilarious lark!

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Jimmy Hanley learns that his former dancing partner has been killed, leaving a baby boy Sandy, so he takes the baby to live with him and his roommate Boris Bebenko. Theatre manager Allen Rand threatens to fire Jimmy for neglecting his work, but Jimmy's girlfriend Diana squares things by going to dinner with Rand over Jimmy's objections. Sandy catches measles and the quarantine causes Jimmy and Boris to miss a big audition.

Movie ID23150
GenreComedy, Drama
DirectorCharles Lamont
Main castSanda Lee Henville, Shirley Ross, Dennis O'Keefe, Mischa Auer, Joy Hodges, Anne Gwynne, Anne Nagel, Donald Briggs
Release date14 June 1939
Release year1939
LanguageEnglish
Duration78 min (1h 18m)
Rating6.2 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseUniversal Pictures

Director: Charles Lamont
Writers: Charles Grayson, Leonard Spigelgass

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Sanda Lee HenvilleSandy Shirley RossDianna Donovan Dennis O'KeefeJimmy Hanley Mischa AuerBoris Bebenko Joy HodgesPeg - showgirl Anne GwynneKitty - showgirl Anne NagelBeulah - showgirl Donald BriggsAllen Rand - theatre manager Richard LaneLeo Murphy - Booking Agent Paul GuilfoyleEd Stone - Sandy's Uncle Mayo MethotEthel Stone Jane DarwellMrs. Callahan Spencer ChartersMagistrate Dorothy ArnoldSally - showgirl

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