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15/06/1951 Comedy 1h 17m
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A THOUSAND CHEERS FOR THE NATION'S HAPPY-AS-A-LARK FAMILY!

Overview

A 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement.

  1. Harmon Jones

    Director

  2. Lamar Trotti

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Monty Woolley

    John R. Hodges

  2. Thelma Ritter

    Della Hodges

  3. David Wayne

    Joe Elliott

  4. Jean Peters

    Alice Hodges

  5. Constance Bennett

    Lucille McKinley

  6. Marilyn Monroe

    Harriet

  7. Allyn Joslyn

    George Hodges

  8. Albert Dekker

    Louis McKinley

  9. Clinton Sundberg

    Frank Erickson

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-17
Print worker "Hodges" (Monty Woolley) isn't best impressed when he is made redundant at the age of 65. The thought of sitting in the park playing dominoes with his contemporaries scares him rigid, so he concocts quite a clever plan to impersonate the boss of their parent company and get this arbitrary policy reversed. Luckily for him, nobody actually knows who the the real company president is, let alone what he actually looks like, so with him showing a bit of bravado a routine inspection of the plant is easily arranged. He doesn't bargain on an invitation to the boss's home for dinner afterw...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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