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Butch Minds the Baby

1942 · 75 min

A breezy, good-natured caper comedy where crooks turn soft and the jokes land gently.

Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran
Overview
Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan leads a life of criminal activities motivated to provide for a widow and her child. He's on lookout for a gang of safe crackers when he has to also look after the baby of one of the criminals.

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Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • parenthood
  • found family
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Albert S. Rogell
Written by
Leonard Spigelgass
Starring
Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran, Shemp Howard, Porter Hall, Richard Lane, Rosina Galli, Joe King
Cinematography
Elwood Bredell
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America

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