''Scattergood Rides High'' is a 1942 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Christy Cabanne William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor. Biography Born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) was educated at the Culver Military ...

and written by Michael L. Simmons. It is the sequel to the 1941 film '' Scattergood Meets Broadway''. The film stars

Guy Kibbee Guy Bridges Kibbee (March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. Early years Kibbee was born in El Paso, Texas. His father was editor of the ''El Paso Herald-Post'' newspaper, and Kibbee learned how to set type at age ...

Jed Prouty Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Biography Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appe ...

, Dorothy Moore, Charles Lind and Kenneth Howell. The film was released on May 8, 1942, by

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Plot

Cast

as Scattergood Baines *

as Mr. Van Pelt *Dorothy Moore as Helen Van Pelt *Charles Lind as Dan Knox *Kenneth Howell as Phillip Dane * Regina Wallace as Mrs. Van Pelt *

Frances Carson Frances Carson (April 1, 1895 – October 20, 1973) was an American actress on stage and in films, including three Alfred Hitchcock films. Early life Carson was from Philadelphia, and started acting and modeling professionally in her teens. ...

as Mrs. Dane *

Arthur Aylesworth Arthur Preston Aylesworth (August 12, 1883 – June 26, 1946) was an American stage and film actor. Early years Aylesworth was born in Apponaug, Rhode Island, to a military family; his father and his grandfather graduated from the United ...

as Cromwell *Paul White as Hipp * Philip Hurlic as Toby *

Walter Baldwin Walter Smith Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was an American character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances. Baldwin was born January 2, 1889, in Lima, O ...

as Martin Knox *

Lee Phelps Lee Phelps (born Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck; May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Acade ...

as Trainer

References

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* 1942 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Christy Cabanne American comedy films 1942 comedy films Films scored by Paul Sawtell RKO Pictures films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-US-comedy-film-stub