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Young Scattergood Baines arrives in the small New England town of Coldriver. Through some shrewd business maneuvering, he manages to open up a hardware store.
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Audiences 65GoodWatch 68
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 9 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −31 min on the typical 100
typical 10069Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1941
February 21, 1941
85 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 13 more16 people
- Guy KibbeeScattergood Baines
- Carol HughesHelen Parker
- John ArcherJohnny Bones
- Dink TroutPliny Pickett
- Emma DunnMirandy Baines
- Willie BestHipp
- Fern EmmettClara Potts
- Lee 'Lasses' WhiteEd Potts
Kate HarringtonGertrude Brown
Joseph CrehanKeith
Edward EarleCrane
Bradley PageMcKettrick
Paul WhiteYoung Hipp
Earle HodginsJim Barton
William BenedictLafe Hopper (uncredited)
Eddy WallerTownsman (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Christy Cabanne Director
Writing · 3
- Edward T. Lowe Jr. Screenplay
- Michael L. Simmons Screenplay
- Clarence Budington Kelland Story
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Film 1 of 5 · then Scattergood Pulls the Strings
- Scattergood Baines (1941)
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- Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941)
GoodWatch score 65Film 2
- Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941)
GoodWatch score 64Film 3
- Scattergood Rides High (1942)
GoodWatch score 79Film 4
- Cinderella Swings It (1943)
GoodWatch score 78Film 5
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