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Obliging Young Lady

  • 19421942
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, and Ruth Warrick in Obliging Young Lady (1942)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
Linda Norton is instructed by her employer attorney to take young Bridget Potter, whose wealthy parents are engaged in a divorce suit, to an isolated country resort, to shelter the girl from... Read allLinda Norton is instructed by her employer attorney to take young Bridget Potter, whose wealthy parents are engaged in a divorce suit, to an isolated country resort, to shelter the girl from newspaper reporters and publicity.Linda Norton is instructed by her employer attorney to take young Bridget Potter, whose wealthy parents are engaged in a divorce suit, to an isolated country resort, to shelter the girl from newspaper reporters and publicity.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
257
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  • Director
    • Richard Wallace
  • Writers
    • Frank Ryan(screen play)
    • Bert Granet(screen play)
    • Arthur T. Horman(story)
  • Stars
    • Joan Carroll
    • Edmond O'Brien
    • Ruth Warrick
Top credits
  • Director
    • Richard Wallace
  • Writers
    • Frank Ryan(screen play)
    • Bert Granet(screen play)
    • Arthur T. Horman(story)
  • Stars
    • Joan Carroll
    • Edmond O'Brien
    • Ruth Warrick
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    • 13User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Joan Carroll
    Joan Carroll
    • Bridget Potteras Bridget Potter
    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • 'Red' Reddyas 'Red' Reddy
    Ruth Warrick
    Ruth Warrick
    • Linda Nortonas Linda Norton
    Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    • 'Space' O'Sheaas 'Space' O'Shea
    Robert Smith
    • Charles Bakeras Charles Baker
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Professor Gibneyas Professor Gibney
    Marjorie Gateson
    Marjorie Gateson
    • Mira Potteras Mira Potter
    John Miljan
    John Miljan
    • George Potteras George Potter
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Clarenceas Clarence
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Riccardias Riccardi
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Private Detective Smithas Private Detective Smith
    Fortunio Bonanova
    Fortunio Bonanova
    • Chefas Chef
    Andrew Tombes
    Andrew Tombes
    • Conductoras Conductor
    Almira Sessions
    Almira Sessions
    • Maidas Maid
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • John Markhamas John Markham
    Florence Gill
    • Miss Hollyrodas Miss Hollyrod
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Henryas Henry
    Virginia Engels
    Virginia Engels
    • Bonnieas Bonnie
    • Director
      • Richard Wallace
    • Writers
      • Frank Ryan(screen play)
      • Bert Granet(screen play)
      • Arthur T. Horman(story)
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    • Trivia
      In the opening scene, Red Reddy repeats "Heinie Manush" to the rhythm of the motion of the train he's riding and gradually the other passengers begin to repeat it as well. Henry "Heinie" Manush was a major league ballplayer who played for 17 seasons (1923-1939) and had retired from baseball at the time this film was made. He had a .330 career batting average and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
    • Goofs
      Florence Gill is credited onscreen as "Miss Hollyrod", but it is Nora Cecil who is called by that name.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      'Red' Reddy: [chants the name of a baseball player in rhythm of the train in motion - soon picked up by everyone on the train] Heinie Manush-Heinie Manush-Heinie Manush-Heinie Manush...

    • Soundtracks
      The Volga Boatman
      Composer unknown

      In the score in the rowboat scene

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    8/10
    Breezy little number
    Cute little antic comedy from very early in Edmond O'Brien's career. If you only know him from his later character work you'll be surprised how lean and attractive he is here. He also shows himself adept at the knockabout comedy the script calls for.

    Joan Carroll, more well known as Agnes Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis and Patsy the troubled young girl in The Bells of St. Mary's, is winsome as the mischievous child who causes the plot to be set in motion. Ruth Warrick, famous from years as Phoebe Tyler in All My Children, is pretty and properly exasperated as the object of O'Brien's ardor.

    Filmed at a breakneck pace and stocked with a bunch of reliable character actors, chief among them the great Eve Arden, this is a breezy minor comedy that is more enjoyable than you'd expect from a quickie feature obviously meant for the lower half of a double bill.
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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Una muchacha muy particular
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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