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Mama Loves Papa (1945)

1945-08-08 · EN
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A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.

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Frank R. StrayerDirectorKeene ThompsonWriterDouglas MacLeanWriter

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Leon ErrolLeon ErrolWilbur ToddElisabeth RisdonElisabeth RisdonJessie ToddEdwin MaxwellEdwin MaxwellKirkwoodEmory ParnellEmory ParnellO'LearyPaul HarveyPaul HarveyMr. McIntoshCharles HaltonCharles HaltonApplebyRuth LeeRuth LeeMabelCharlotte WyntersCharlotte WyntersMrs. McIntoshLawrence TierneyLawrence TierneySharpe

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Director preference295564Actor preference159700 · 124972 · 108951Country preferenceUsDecade preference1940

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A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.