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  • Many Happy Returns (1934)
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    64 min | Comedy, Music
Many Happy Returns (1934)
Approved
64 min | Comedy, Music

Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary, with the usual Gracie Allen logic. While distracted, Papa is trying to get younger daughter, beauty ...See moreGracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary, with the usual Gracie Allen logic. While distracted, Papa is trying to get younger daughter, beauty contest winner Florence, married before she can head to Hollywood and get into the movies. The story moves to Hollywood, where, with Gracie around, kidnappers get kidnapped and the chatter between her and George Burns even takes a few satirized shots at Filmland, in addition to their usual unusual routines. Guy Lombardo, top-billed on the ads and posters with Burns and Allen but not the cast listings, and dance team Frank Veloz and Yolanda, fill in where needed between the cracks of the mostly on-the-fly plot, and they don't seem to be taking their gigs all that seriously either. Burns and Allen Radio fans, the few of us that still remember "radio", will love it, while others are likely to give it a "say what" or "duh", especially if they were raised on television comedy of the past twenty years. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Norman Z. McLeod (as Norman McLeod)
Writers
Lady Mary Cameron (story "Often a Bridegroom") | J.P. McEvoy (screenplay) (as John P. McEvoy) | Claude Binyon (screenplay) | Keene Thompson (adaptation) | Ray Harris (adaptation)
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Updated Jun 8, 1934

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Jun 8, 1934 (United States)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
George Burns
George Burns George Burns   See fewer
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen Gracie Allen   See fewer
George Barbier
Horatio Allen Horatio Allen   See fewer
Joan Marsh
Florence Allen Florence Allen   See fewer
Ray Milland
Ted Lambert Ted Lambert   See fewer
William Demarest
Brinker Brinker   See fewer
Johnny Arthur
Davis (as John Arthur) Davis (as John Arthur)   See fewer
Franklin Pangborn
Allen's Secretary Allen's Secretary   See fewer
Egon Brecher
Dr. Otto von Strudel Dr. Otto von Strudel   See fewer
Guy Lombardo
Guy Lombardo (as Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians) Guy Lombardo (as Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians)   See fewer
Jack Mulhall
Movie Actor Movie Actor   See fewer
Morgan Wallace
Nathan Silas Nathan Silas   See fewer
Kenneth Thomson
Motion Picture Director Motion Picture Director   See fewer
Larry Adler
Harmonica Player Harmonica Player   See fewer
Veloz
Specialty Dancer Specialty Dancer   See fewer
Yolanda
Specialty Dancer Specialty Dancer   See fewer
Johnny Taylor
Tap Dancer (as John Taylor) Tap Dancer (as John Taylor)   See fewer
Clark Rutledge
Tap Dancer Tap Dancer   See fewer
Sidney Bracey
Movie Butler (uncredited) Movie Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke Ellington
Piano Player (uncredited) Piano Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary MacLaren
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Syd Saylor
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Rolfe Sedan
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Sheridan
Chorine (uncredited) Chorine (uncredited)   See fewer
Kent Taylor
Movie Actor (uncredited) Movie Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
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