If I Had My Way (1940)

Comedy

In this musical drama, a construction worker becomes the guardian of a 12-year old girl after one of his buddies is killed. She and he head to New York to look for her uncle, a vaudevillian. With the help of a good pal, they soon find the uncle. The three searchers encounter trouble when the pal uses all their money to buy a ramshackle restaurant. Fortunately, the construction worker saves them by turning the dump into a red hot night spot. Songs include: "I Haven't The Time To Be A Millionaire", "Meet The Sun Halfway", "April Played The Fiddle", "The Pessimistic Character (With The Crab Apple Face)", "If I Had My Way", "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider", and "Rings On My Fingers".

Updated May 21 2020

Releases:

US -

1940-05-05

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Keywords:

nightclub musical orphan vaudeville

FACTS

Runtime: 94 mins Rating: 5.0

Cast

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Blair

Moroni Olsen

Mr. Blair

Bing Crosby

Buzz Blackwell

Claire Dodd

Brenda Johnson

Rod Cameron

Slim-Bridge Worker

Verna Felton

Mrs. DeLacey

Charles Winninger

Agatha Butterfield

Allyn Joslyn

Jarvis Johnson