The Stork Pays Off
{{short description|1941 film directed by Lew Landers}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Stork Pays Off
| image = The Stork Pays Off poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Lew Landers
| producer = Jack Fier
| screenplay = Fanya Foss
Aleen Leslie
| starring = Victor Jory
Rochelle Hudson
Maxie Rosenbloom
Horace McMahon
George McKay
Ralf Harolde
| music = Morris Stoloff
| cinematography = L. William O'Connell
| editing = Gene Milford
| studio = Columbia Pictures
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1941|10|6}}
| runtime = 68 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Stork Pays Off is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and starring Victor Jory, Rochelle Hudson, Maxie Rosenbloom, Horace McMahon, George McKay and Ralf Harolde.Fetrow p.481 The screenplay was written by Fanya Foss and Aleen Leslie. The film was released on October 6, 1941, by Columbia Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91483/the-stork-pays-off |title=The Stork Pays Off (1941) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2019-05-20}}{{cite web|author=Sandra Brennan |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-stork-pays-off-v111808 |title=The Stork Pays Off (1941) - Lew Landers |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=2019-05-20}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26942-THE-STORK-PAYS-OFF |title=The Stork Pays Off |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |access-date=2019-05-20}}
Plot
Gangster Deak Foster and his three henchmen, Brains Moran, Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle and Photofinish Farris, take over what they think is a night club run by a rival, Stud Rocco, only to discover it is a nursery run by Irene Perry. All fall under the benign influence to the point where the three henchmen go to night school to be educated and Deak falls in love with Julie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034234/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl|title = The Stork Pays off (1941) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}
==Cast==
- Victor Jory as Deak Foster
- Rochelle Hudson as Irene Perry
- Maxie Rosenbloom as 'Brains' Moran
- Horace McMahon as 'Ears-to-the-Ground' Hinkle
- George McKay as 'Photofinish' Farris
- Ralf Harolde as 'Stud' Rocco
- Danny Mummert as Herkemer
- Bonnie Irma Dane as Bonnie
- Arthur Loft as Barney
References
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Bibliography
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0034234|The Stork Pays Off}}
{{Lew Landers}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Lew Landers