Obliging Young Lady

1942
Approved
1h 20m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

269

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Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, and Ruth Warrick in Obliging Young Lady (1942)

Comedy Romance

Linda Norton is instructed by her employer attorney to take young Bridget Potter, whose wealthy parents are engaged in a divorce suit, to an isolated country resort, to shelter the girl from... Read allLinda Norton is instructed by her employer attorney to take young Bridget Potter, whose wealthy parents are engaged in a divorce suit, to an isolated country resort, to shelter the girl from newspaper reporters and publicity.Linda Norton is instructed by her employer attorney to take young Bridget Potter, whose wealthy parents are engaged in a divorce suit, to an isolated country resort, to shelter the girl from newspaper reporters and publicity.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

269

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
In the opening scene, Red Reddy repeats "Heinie Manush" to the rhythm of the motion of the train he's riding and gradually the other passengers begin to repeat it as well. Henry "Heinie" Manush was a major league ballplayer who played for 17 seasons (1923-1939) and had retired from baseball at the time this film was made. He had a .330 career batting average and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.

Goofs
Florence Gill is credited onscreen as "Miss Hollyrod", but it is Nora Cecil who is called by that name.

Quotes
[first lines]
'Red' Reddy: [chants the name of a baseball player in rhythm of the train in motion - soon picked up by everyone on the train] Heinie Manush-Heinie Manush-Heinie Manush-Heinie Manush...

Soundtracks
The Volga Boatman
Composer unknown
In the score in the rowboat scene

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Featured review

7/10

Not the Greatest Cast But Good Fun

Ruth Warrick does not exude charm. Edmund O'Brein is fun but a little strange in a comic role. The child is all right.

The plot if lots of fun, though, and some of the supporting players are delightful.

Franklin Pangborn gets one of the juiciest roles I've ever seen him in. He plays the leader of a bird watchers group.

I have to say, his role seems modeled somewhat on Charlie Ruggles's in "Bringing Up Baby." But the bird watchers' assault on the hideaway hotel is genuinely hilarious.

The whole movie has a sweet, friendly quality.