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, Don Wilson, Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman, Hanley Stafford, Susan Miller, Irving Lee and

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. The screenplay was written by Dorcas Cochran and Arthur V. Jones. The film was released on November 7, 1941, by

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Plot

Jerry Traynor, who had been drafted into the army, is released from military service and returns to his job at a

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. His army buddy has asked him to take care of his pregnant wife while he is absent but Jerry confuses her twin sister for her while trying to promote her career as a

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Cast

* Ken Murray as Jerry Traynor *

as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters * Don Wilson as Brad Saunders *Blanche Stewart as Brenda * Elvia Allman as Cobina * Hanley Stafford as J. Horace Maxwellton *Susan Miller as Clementine *Irving Lee as Senor Lee *

as Dena Maxwellton *Lewis Howard as Bill Waters *

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as Oscar Simms *Kitty O'Neil as Mrs. Simms *Lew Valentine as Dr. Browning *Peter Sullivan as Elevator Boy * Tom Dugan as Sergeant *Kenny Stevens as Kenny Stevens *

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as Solo Dancer * Skinnay Ennis as Orchestra Leader

References

Bibliography

* Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994.

External links

* {{Harold Young 1941 films American comedy films 1941 comedy films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Harold Young (director) American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films