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20/02/1959 Comedy 1h 27m
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He Had Two Wives And Led Two Lives... He's The Best Dad Two Families Ever Had - At The Same Time!

Overview

In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a combined total of 17 children. With an office in Harrisburg and an office in Philadelphia, he has successfully kept two separate homes. However, when an emergency requires his oldest son to find him, Mr. Pennypacker's dual life is revealed.

  1. Henry Levin

    Director

  2. Walter Reisch

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Clifton Webb

    Mr. Horace Pennypacker

  2. Dorothy McGuire

    Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker

  3. Charles Coburn

    Grampa Pennypacker

  4. Jill St. John

    Kate Pennypacker

  5. Ron Ely

    Wilbur Fielding

  6. Ray Stricklyn

    Horace Pennypacker III

  7. David Nelson

    Henry Pennypacker

  8. Dorothy Stickney

    Aunt Jane Pennypacker

  9. Larry Gates

    Rev. Dr. Fielding

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-23
"Kate" (Jill St. John) decides that she is going to marry curate "Wilbur" (Ron Ely) but they don't want to wait until her father "Horace" (Clifton Webb) returns home from his month-long trip to Philadelphia. They set a date and give him an ultimatum - so return he does, but hot on is tracks is a court agent trying to serve him with a summons. An other young man (Ray Stricklyn) races to their Harrisburg home to warn him of this impending legal ambush, but when he arrives - well let's just say that it's clear that "Pa" has been playing that trick attributed to old sailors. He is a decent old cov...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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