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Too Many Parents (1936)

Too Many Parents poster
Directed by
Robert F. McGowan
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy gets caught between his two sets of parents, each wanting him for themselves. He has to navigate their competing affections in a series of comic situations.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezygently amusingnostalgicundemandingmildgood-natured

What happens

Too Many Parents is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan, written by Virginia Van Upp and Doris Malloy, and starring Frances Farmer (in her film debut), Lester Matthews, Porter Hall, Henry Travers, Billy Lee, George Ernest and Sherwood Bailey. It was released on March 30, 1936, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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