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Unexpected Father

1939
1h 18m
Comedy/Drama
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Cast

Baby Sandy (Sandy)Shirley Ross (Dianna Donovan)Dennis O'Keefe (Jimmy Hanley)Mischa Auer (Boris Bebenko)Joy Hodges (Peg - Showgirl)Dorothy Arnold (Sally - Showgirl)Anne Gwynne (Kitty -Showgirl)Anne Nagel (Beulah - showgirl)Donald Briggs (Allen Rand - theatre manager)Richard Lane (Leo Murphy - Booking Agent)Paul Guilfoyle (Ed Stone - Sandy's Uncle)Mayo Methot (Ethel Stone)Jane Darwell (Mrs. Callahan)Spencer Charters (Magistrate)Betty Blair (Lady in Baker Shop)Clara Blore (Neighbor)Margaret Brayton (Second Nurse)Ralph Brooks (Marriage Clerk)

Director

Charles Lamont

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Synopsis

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.

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