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  • Mama Runs Wild (1937)
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    67 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Mama Runs Wild (1937)
Approved
67 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Suburban Paradise Park becomes a heaven for social-minded Mrs. Alice Summers (Mary Boland), when she accidentally causes the apprehension of two bank robbers after walking into the bank during the robbery and one of the robbers, in taking ...See moreSuburban Paradise Park becomes a heaven for social-minded Mrs. Alice Summers (Mary Boland), when she accidentally causes the apprehension of two bank robbers after walking into the bank during the robbery and one of the robbers, in taking money from her purse, left his fingerprints on the purse. She is made an honorary police captain and, with her society sisters sets about "keeping lawlessness" out of the town. From that point on, life becomes miserable for her hen-pecked husband Calvin (Ernest Truex). Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Gordon Kahn (original story) (screenplay) | Hal Yates (screenplay) | Paul Gerard Smith (additional dialogue) (as Paul Girard Smith) | Frank Rowan (additional dialogue)
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Updated Dec 22, 1937

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Dec 22, 1937 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Mary Boland
Alice Summers Alice Summers   See fewer
Ernest Truex
Ernest Summers Ernest Summers   See fewer
William Henry
Paul Fowler Paul Fowler   See fewer
Lynne Roberts
Edith Summers (as Lynn Roberts) Edith Summers (as Lynn Roberts)   See fewer
Max Terhune
Applegate Applegate   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Tom Fowler Tom Fowler   See fewer
Dorothy Page
Mrs. Hayes Mrs. Hayes   See fewer
Dewey Robinson
Greengable Greengable   See fewer
Julius Tannen
C. Preston Simms C. Preston Simms   See fewer
John Sheehan
Snodey Snodey   See fewer
Dora Clement
Dowager (uncredited) Dowager (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal K. Dawson
Bank Robber (uncredited) Bank Robber (uncredited)   See fewer
Peggy McKim
Young Girl (uncredited) Young Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
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