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Original title

Night Work

Year

1939

Running time

60 min.

Country

United States

Director

George Archainbaud

Screenwriter

Monte Brice, Lloyd Corrigan, Lewis R. Foster

Cast

Music

Friedrich Hollaender, Leo Shuken

Cinematography

Harry Hallenberger, Stuart Gilmore (B&W)

Producer

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Sequel

Synopsis

More boy trouble occurs in the Fitch household this time out. Their adopted son, "Butch" Smiley (Donald O'Connor), an orphan, finds himself unable to remain with Homer C. and Sybil Fitch (Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland) when the boy's visiting grandfather, Smokestack (Clem Bevans), an old steeple-jacker, believes the couple not suitable in raising his teenage grandson. He is even more convinced when Homer's former high school rival, Bruiser J. Brown (William Frawley) arrives, looking for a place to stay, and takes advantage of poor Homer by flipping him with a handshake and addressing him as "Wishy-Washy." While trying to make an impression that he isn't a coward and does stand up to his rights, Homer pays a tough engineer (William Haade) to show him some disrespect so he can take a sock at him. But in spite of this impressionable act, Smokestack has already made up his mind in taking Butch back with him to California.

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Night Work

1939

George Archainbaud