Too Many Parents
{{short description|1936 film by Robert F. McGowan}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Too Many Parents
| image = File:Too Many Parents.jpg
| alt =
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| director = Robert F. McGowan
| producer = A.M. Botsford
| screenplay = Virginia Van Upp
Doris Malloy
| story = Jesse Lynch Williams
George Templeton
| starring = Frances Farmer
Lester Matthews
Porter Hall
Henry Travers
Billy Lee
George Ernest
Sherwood Bailey
| music = Gerard Carbonara
Tom Satterfield
| cinematography = Karl Struss
| editing = Edward Dmytryk
| studio = Paramount Pictures
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1936|3|30}}
| runtime = 73 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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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, Lester Matthews, Porter Hall, Henry Travers, Billy Lee, George Ernest and Sherwood Bailey. It was released on March 30, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93598/too-many-parents |title=Too Many Parents (1936) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-03-04}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=6193 |title=Too Many Parents |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-04}}
Plot
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Cast
- Frances Farmer as Sally Colman
- Lester Matthews as Mark Stewart
- Porter Hall as Mrs. Saunders
- Henry Travers as Wilkins
- Billy Lee as Billy Miller
- George Ernest as Phillip Stewart
- Sherwood Bailey as Clarence Talbot Jr.
- Douglas Scott as Morton Downing
- Colin Tapley as Miller
- Buster Phelps as Clinton Meadows
- Howard C. Hickman as Colonel Colman
- Sylvia Breamer as Malloy
- Ann Evers as Clara
- Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Downing
- Lois Kent as Morton's Sister
- Jonathan Hale as Judge
- Carl Switzer as Kid Singer
- Anne Grey as Miss Allison
- Henry Roquemore as Belcher
- Cal Tjader as Alfred
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0028395|Too Many Parents}}
Category:American comedy films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Robert F. McGowan
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Gerard Carbonara
Category:Films set in boarding schools
Category:1930s English-language films
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