Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933 film)
Paddy the Next Best Thing is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter and Walter Connolly. The screenplay was written by Edwin J. Burke, based on the 1912 novel Paddy the Next Best Thing by Gertrude Page and its later stage adaptation.
| Paddy the Next Best Thing | |
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 Janet Gaynor | |
| Directed by | Harry Lachman |
| Written by | Edwin J. Burke Gertrude Page (novel and play) |
| Starring | Janet Gaynor Warner Baxter |
| Music by | R.H. Bassett |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Janet Gaynor as Patty Adair
- Warner Baxter as Lawrence Blake
- Walter Connolly as Major Adair
- Harvey Stephens as Jack Breen
- Margaret Lindsay as Eileen Adair
- J. M. Kerrigan as Collins
- Fiske O'Hara as Doctor David Adair
- Merle Tottenham as Maid
- Roger Imhof as Micky
- Mary McCormic as herself (scenes deleted)
Reception
The film was one of Fox's biggest hits of the year.[1]
References
- D. W. (Nov 25, 1934). "TAKING A LOOK AT THE RECORD". New York Times. ProQuest 101193306.
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