Unexpected Uncle

1941
Approved
1h 7min

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Charles Coburn, James Craig, and Anne Shirley in Unexpected Uncle (1941)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA feisty retiree plays peacemaker for a young couple.A feisty retiree plays peacemaker for a young couple.A feisty retiree plays peacemaker for a young couple.

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Rôles principaux60

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Anne Shirley

Kathleen Brown

James Craig

Johnny Kerrigan

Charles Coburn

Seton Mansley

Ernest Truex

Wilkins

Renee Godfrey

Carol West
(as Renee Haal)

Russell Gleason

Tommy Turner

Astrid Allwyn

Sara Cochran

Jed Prouty

Sanderson

Jimmy Aubrey

Johnny's Band Member
(non crédité)

Arthur Aylesworth

Quentin
(non crédité)

Lee Bonnell

French-Speaking Waiter
(non crédité)

Wade Boteler

Joe
(non crédité)

Jack Briggs

Waiter
(non crédité)

Ralph Brooks

Colony Club Patron
(non crédité)

Nora Cecil

Muriel
(non crédité)

Ken Christy

Editor
(non crédité)

Rosemary Coleman

Minor Role
(non crédité)

Heinie Conklin

Flutist in Johnny's Band
(non crédité)

Réalisation
- Peter Godfrey
Scénario
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Shirley & Coburn Are Great But James Craig Stinks

An old man (Charles Coburn) sees a salesgirl (Anne Shirley) crying because she's been fired and steps in to help her get her job back. From there he poses as her uncle and helps her with her romantic problems with a wealthy playboy (James Craig). I adore Anne Shirley and Charles Coburn so I had high hopes for this little B romantic comedy. Both do well with the limited material. The problem is James Craig. He's one of those lesser leading men Hollywood tried to make happen in the '40s but they never quite caught on. Craig here seems to be going for some kind of cross between Clark Gable and Cary Grant. To say he misses the mark would be kind. He, both the actor and the character he plays, is hard to like. See it if you enjoy Coburn or Shirley as much as I do but keep expectations low.

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Histoire

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Anecdotes
Several actors are listed in studio records as being in the film, but are not seen: Thurston Hall (Jerry Carter), Virginia Engels (Mrs. Carter), Virginia Vale (Telephone Girl), Jane Woodworth (Telephone Girl), Ken Christy (Editor), and Richard Carle.

Gaffes
On the ground at the airport, Kerrigan's plane is a Douglas DC-3/DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport - note the upper row of small windows). But, depicted flying, the model used is a Boeing 247. Also note the plane on the ground is unpainted bare metal silver and the flying model is painted, and with different insignia on the rear fuselage.

Citations
Seton Mansley aka Alfred Crane: Suddenly, it had come to me that I was the only one out of 28,000 guys who wasn't allowed to come home every night at six o'clock and smoke his slippers, and read his dinner, and eat his pipe.

Bandes originales
Happy Days Are Here Again
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by and Milton Ager
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
Played by Johnny's band and sung by Clyde Cook