''Baby Face Harrington'' is a 1935 American

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directed by

Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent cinema actor George Walsh. He wa ...

and written by

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, Edwin H. Knopf and Charles Lederer. The film stars Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Harvey Stephens,

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and Nat Pendleton. The film was released on April 12, 1935, by

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Plot

Millicent ( Una Merkel) wants her husband Willie ( Charles Butterworth) to make a success of himself, the way her old beau Ronald ( Harvey Stephens) did. In the belief what she wants most is money, Willie cashes in a life-insurance policy in exchange for $2,000 in cash, which he promptly loses. When he sees real-estate agent Skinner ( Donald Meek) with that much money, not long after having spoken with him, Willie knows who's robbed him. Meanwhile, a professional thief, Rocky Banister ( Nat Pendleton), is terrifying everyone in town with his daring robberies, worrying Millicent so much that she keeps a gun nearby. Borrowing the gun, Willie confronts Skinner and takes the $2,000. When he returns home, Willie discovers that his money has been in his wallet all along. Before he can return it to Skinner and apologize, Rocky breaks in and steals all $4,000. Willie is accused of being an accomplice of Rocky's and sent to jail. During a breakout, Willie manages to leave a note behind for the police, who catch up just in time to apprehend Rocky and proclaim Willie a hero.

Cast

* Charles Butterworth as Willie * Una Merkel as Millicent * Harvey Stephens as Ronald *

as Uncle Henry * Nat Pendleton as Rocky * Ruth Selwyn as Dorothy * Donald Meek as Skinner * Dorothy Libaire as Edith *

Edward Nugent Edward James Nugent (February 7, 1904 – January 3, 1995) was an American film and stage actor. Biography Nugent was born on February 7, 1904, and acted in films between 1928 and 1937. When Nugent was a boy, he sang with the Metropolitan Ope ...

as Albert * Robert Livingston as George * Stanley Fields as Mullens * Raymond Brown as McGuire *

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

as Glynn * Bradley Page as Dave * Richard Carle as Judge Forbes * G. Pat Collins as Hank * Claude Gillingwater as Colton

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* * * 1935 films American comedy films 1935 comedy films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films directed by Raoul Walsh Films with screenplays by Charles Lederer American black-and-white films Films scored by Edward Ward (composer) 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub