Comedy · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 11m

The Unexpected Father

Director

Cast

Slim Summerville as Jasper Jones Zasu Pitts as Polly Perkins Cora Sue Collins as Pudge Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Hawkins Dorothy Christy as Evelyn Smythe Grayce Hampton as Mrs. Smythe

Crew

Dale Van Every — Screenplay

Tagline

The Big Laugh Team in the Comedy Scream

Synopsis

A wealthy bachelor hires a pretty young nanny to look after his adopted daughter. Sparks quickly fly between the two, much to the dismay of the man's calculating, money-hungry fiancée.

Mood & Themes

bachelor

Key Collaborators

Thornton Freeland Director Dale Van Every Screenplay

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