Romance ·Comedy · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 15m

Paddy the Next Best Thing

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Director
Harry Lachman
Cast
Janet Gaynor as Paddy Adair Warner Baxter as Lawrence Blake Walter Connolly as Major Adair Harvey Stephens as Jack Breen Margaret Lindsay as Eileen Adair J.M. Kerrigan as Collins
Crew
John F. Seitz — Director of Photography Margaret Clancey — Editor Edwin J. Burke — Screenplay Patrick MacGill — Writer Gertrude Page — Novel
Synopsis

In Ireland, Major Adair’s older daughter Eileen is about to marry Lawrence Blake for his money in order to pay off her father’s debts, even though she really loves Jack Breen.

Mood & Themes
marriage proposalireland
Key Collaborators
Harry Lachman Director John F. Seitz Director of Photography Margaret Clancey Editor Edwin J. Burke Screenplay Patrick MacGill Writer Gertrude Page Novel
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