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Unexpected Father

(1939)

June 14, 1939 1h 18m
50%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Charles Lamont

Director

Top Billed Cast

BS

Baby Sandy

Sandy

SR

Shirley Ross

Dianna Donovan

DO

Dennis O'Keefe

Jimmy Hanley

MA

Mischa Auer

Boris Bebenko

JH

Joy Hodges

Peg - showgirl

AG

Anne Gwynne

Kitty - showgirl

AN

Anne Nagel

Beulah - showgirl

DB

Donald Briggs

Allen Rand - theatre manager

RL

Richard Lane

Leo Murphy - Booking Agent

PG

Paul Guilfoyle

Ed Stone - Sandy's Uncle