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Butch Minds the Baby (1942)

Butch Minds the Baby poster
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A safecracker tries to go straight but gets caught up in a heist when he must care for a baby. He juggles the job and the child with the help of his friends.

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What happens

Butch Minds the Baby is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Leonard Spigelgass, based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran, Porter Hall, Richard Lane and Shemp Howard. The film was released on March 20, 1942, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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