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Pardon My Past (1945)

Pardon My Past poster
Directed by
Leslie Fenton
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor war veteran is wrongly believed to be a wealthy man by the millionaire's relatives and a bookie who is owed money. He tries to play along while managing the resulting chaos.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezyscrewballcheerfulfast-pacedmistaken-identity

What happens

Pardon My Past is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Fred MacMurray, Marguerite Chapman and Akim Tamiroff. The film is about a penniless veteran who gets mistaken for a millionaire by the latter's family and an unpaid bookie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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