Amateur Daddy
Vibrant with the Happy Spirit of Youth and Romance
Genres
Overview
Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of one of his workers, Fred Smith, and makes good on Fred's deathbed request to go to Scotch Valley and take care of his surviving wife and children. When Jim arrives in the small town, he is told that there are two Fred Smith families in Scotch Valley, the rich Smiths and the poor Smiths. Jim assumes that the Smiths he is looking for are the poor ones, and is directed to a house where four children live in poverty.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
71 min
Release Date
1932-04-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Warner Baxter
Jim Gladden
Marian Nixon
Sally Smith
Rita La Roy
Lotti Pelgram
William Pawley
2nd Fred Smith
Lucille Powers
Olive Smith
David Landau
Sam Pelgram
Clarence Wilson
William J. 'Bill' Hansen
Frankie Darro
Pete Smith
Gail Kornfeld
Lily Smith
Joe Hachey
Sam Pelgram, Jr.
Edwin Stanley
1st Fred Smith
Joan Breslau
Nancy Smith
Nora Cecil
Saleslady
Harry Dunkinson
Fat Hicks
Rodney Hildebrandt
Deputy Sheriff
Ben Taggart
Deputy Sheriff
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