''Night Work'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by
George Archainbaud
George Archainbaud (May 7, 1890 – February 20, 1959) was a French-American film and television director.
Biography
In the beginning of his career he worked on stage as an actor and manager. He came to the United States in January 1914, and s ...
and starring
Mary Boland
Mary Boland (born Marie Anne Boland; January 28, 1882 – June 23, 1965) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boland was the daughter of repertory actor William Augustus Boland, and his wife M ...
,
Charles Ruggles
Charles Sherman Ruggles (February 8, 1886 – December 23, 1970) was an American comic character actor. In a career spanning six decades, Ruggles appeared in close to 100 feature films, often in mild-mannered and comic roles. He was also the e ...
,
Billy Lee
Billy Lee is a former Gaelic footballer and former manager of the Limerick county football team. He is from Newcastle West.
Player
Lee played for Limerick. He became a selector when Liam Kearns managed the team between 1999 and 2005, and t ...
, and
Donald O'Connor
Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule.
His best ...
.
The film is the sequel to ''
Boy Trouble
''Boy Trouble'' is a 1939 American film starring Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O'Connor, and Billy Lee.
Plot
In the story, Sybil Fitch (Boland) adopts two orphan boys (O'Connor, Lee). Her husband (Ruggles) is infuriated. However, when th ...
''.
Cast
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Mary Boland
Mary Boland (born Marie Anne Boland; January 28, 1882 – June 23, 1965) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boland was the daughter of repertory actor William Augustus Boland, and his wife M ...
as Sybil Fitch
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Charles Ruggles
Charles Sherman Ruggles (February 8, 1886 – December 23, 1970) was an American comic character actor. In a career spanning six decades, Ruggles appeared in close to 100 feature films, often in mild-mannered and comic roles. He was also the e ...
as Homer C. Fitch
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Billy Lee
Billy Lee is a former Gaelic footballer and former manager of the Limerick county football team. He is from Newcastle West.
Player
Lee played for Limerick. He became a selector when Liam Kearns managed the team between 1999 and 2005, and t ...
as Joe Fitch
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Donald O'Connor
Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule.
His best ...
as Butch Smiley
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Clem Bevans
Clem Guy Bevans (October 16, 1880 – August 11, 1963) was an American character actor best remembered for playing eccentric, grumpy old men.
Early life
Bevans was born in Cozzadale, Ohio.
Career
Bevans had a very long career, starting in va ...
as Smokestack Smiley
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William Frawley
William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American vaudevillian and actor best remembered for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the American television sitcom ''I Love Lucy'', "Bub" O'Casey in the television comedy series ...
as Bruiser Brown
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Joyce Mathews Joyce may refer to:
People
* Joyce (name), list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname
* Joyce, (born 1948), Brazilian singer-songwriter
* James Joyce (1882–1941), Irish modernist writer
Places
* Joyce, Washington, an ...
as Patricia Fitch
* John Hartley as Windy Wilson
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William Haade
William Haade (March 2, 1903 – November 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1937 and 1957. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.
Haade was a construction boss until ...
as Mr. Turk
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Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan (July 17, 1902 – February 19, 1964) was an American film and television actor.
Career
He was born of Irish parents in Brooklyn, New York. He was the elder brother of actor William Gargan.
As soon as he had left college, he we ...
as Officer Flannigan
References
External links
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1939 comedy films
1939 films
American comedy films
Films directed by George Archainbaud
Paramount Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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