Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 8m

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

Mr. Boggs Steps Out poster
Director
Gordon Wiles
Cast
Stuart Erwin as Oliver Boggs Helen Chandler as Oleander Tubbs Toby Wing as Irene Lee Tully Marshall as Morton Ross Spencer Charters as Angus Tubbs Walter Byron as Dennis Andrews
Crew
John Stumar — Director of Photography Gene Milford — Editor Guy V. Thayer Jr. — Editor Richard English — Screenplay Clarence Budington Kelland — Story Ben Pivar — Producer
Tagline

HE WAS AN OPTIMIST... He could see the doughnut when others only saw the hole!

Synopsis

A dull statistician changes his life after winning a pile of money after successfully determining the number of beans in a barrel. He decides to do something novel with the prize and ends up buying a barrel factory. He encounters trouble when the nearby pickle factory is threatened by a shyster attempting to close it.

Mood & Themes
canneryoffice worker
Key Collaborators
Gordon Wiles Director John Stumar Director of Photography Gene Milford Editor Guy V. Thayer Jr. Editor Richard English Screenplay Clarence Budington Kelland Story Ben Pivar Producer
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