If I Had My Way (1940)
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In this musical drama, a construction worker becomes the guardian of a 12-year old girl after one of his buddies is killed. She and he head to New York to look for her uncle, a vaudevillian. With the help of a good pal, they soon find the uncle. The three searchers encounter trouble when the pal uses all their money to buy a ramshackle restaurant. Fortunately, the construction worker saves them by turning the dump into a red hot night spot. Songs include: "I Haven't The Time To Be A Millionaire", "Meet The Sun Halfway", "April Played The Fiddle", "The Pessimistic Character (With The Crab Apple Face)", "If I Had My Way", "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider", and "Rings On My Fingers". ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bing Crosby, Gloria Jean, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Butler
Synopsis of If I Had My Way
In this musical drama, a construction worker becomes the guardian of a 12-year old girl after one of his buddies is killed. She and he head to New York to look for her uncle, a vaudevillian. With the help of a good pal, they soon find the uncle. The three searchers encounter trouble when the pal uses all their money to buy a ramshackle restaurant. Fortunately, the construction worker saves them by turning the dump into a red hot night spot. Songs include: "I Haven't The Time To Be A Millionaire", "Meet The Sun Halfway", "April Played The Fiddle", "The Pessimistic Character (With The Crab Apple Face)", "If I Had My Way", "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider", and "Rings On My Fingers". ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of If I Had My Way
- Bing Crosby - Buzz Blackwell
- Charles Winninger - Joe Johnson
- Allyn Joslyn - Jarvis Johnson
- Moroni Olsen - Mr. Blair
- Donald Woods - Fred Johnson
- Brandon Hurst - Hedges
- Verna Felton - Mrs. DeLacey
- Joe Whitehead - Si
- Blanche Ring
- Trixie Friganza
- Grace La Rue
- Six Hits & A Miss
- Gloria Jean - Patricia Johnson
- El Brendel - Axel Swenson
- Claire Dodd - Brenda Johnson
- Nana Bryant - Marian Johnson
- Kathryn Adams - Miss Corbett
- Emory Parnell - Gustav
- Barnett Parker - Floorwalker
- Dell Henderson - Mr. Harris
- Eddie Leonard
- Julian Eltinge
- Paul Gordon
- Director(s):
- David Butler
- Writer(s):
- James Kern, William Conselman
- Producer(s):
- David Butler
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