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Unexpected Father

1939
Directed byCharles Lamont
1h 18m

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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Baby SandySandyShirley RossDianna Donovan
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Dennis O'Keefe
Jimmy 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
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GENRES
DramaComedy
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.0

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