Directed by:
Irving PichelCinematography:
Edward CronjagerComposer:
Cyril J. MockridgeCast:
Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett, William Eythe, Allyn Joslyn, Elizabeth Patterson, Donald Meek, Frank Craven, Thurston Hall, Cora Witherspoon, Emory Parnell (more)Plots(1)
A retired warhorse uses military tactics to run his household and defeat some crooked politicians. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Charles Coburn
USA
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Edison, the Man (1940)
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Kings Row (1942)
Joan Bennett
USA
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William Eythe
USA
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The Song of Bernadette (1943)
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Allyn Joslyn
USA
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Elizabeth Patterson
USA
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Donald Meek
UK
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Frank Craven
USA
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Thurston Hall
USA
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Cora Witherspoon
USA
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Emory Parnell
USA
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Henry Armetta
Italy
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Stephen Dunne
USA
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George Melford
USA
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Sam McDaniel
USA
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Grant Mitchell
USA
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Bess Flowers
USA
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Roy Roberts
USA
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Sam Harris
Australia
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Harold Miller
USA
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Bobby Barber
USA
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