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If I Had My Way (1940)

1h 34m

Running Time

May 5, 1940
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If I Had My Way (1940)

Name: If I Had My Way
Genre: Comedy, Kids & Family
Released: 1940-05-05

1h 34m

Running Time

May 5, 1940
Release Date

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Plot.

Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become owners of a tired restaurant.

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Release Date
May 5, 1940

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 34m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Comedy Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

nightclub

musical

orphan

vaudeville

greedy relative

vaudeville act

Wiki.

If I Had My Way is a 1940 musical comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean. Based on a story by David Butler, the film is about a construction worker who takes charge of the daughter of a friend killed in an accident.

Filming took place in Hollywood between February and April 1940. This was another independent production for Crosby outside his Paramount contract and he took a financial interest in it. The film had its New York premiere at the Rivoli Theater on May 5, 1940.