TMDb Rating
6.4/10
5 verified votes
If I Had My Way (1940)
ComedyFamily
94 min
"YOU HAD YOUR WAY! Glorious Gloria Jean of "The Under-Pup" becomes a shining star - and a singsation - with the one and only Bing!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
ComedyFamilyDavid ButlerBing CrosbyGloria Jean1940
Director
David Butler
Top Cast
Bing CrosbyGloria JeanCharles WinningerEl BrendelAllyn Joslyn
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