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The Mad Martindales (1942)

The Mad Martindales poster
Directed by
Alfred L. Werker
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family gets into comic trouble when they try to raise a pair of mischievous children. The adults scramble to keep up with the chaos.

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What happens

The Mad Martindales is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Francis Edward Faragoh. It is based on the 1939 play Not for Children by Wesley Towner. The film stars Jane Withers, Marjorie Weaver, Alan Mowbray, Jimmy Lydon, Gig Young, George Reeves and Charles Lane. The film was released on May 15, 1942, by 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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