| ~Bringing Up Father~ 1928 |
| ~339-174: Gertrude Olmstead & Grant Withers~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Twenty years ago, Jiggs (Grant Withers) and Maggie (Gertrude Olmstead) agreed to marry--and
they have never agreed on anything since. Jiggs buys a luxurious mansion, and there Maggie and
her daughter give parties in order to become social successes. Excluded from the gaiety and ignored
by Maggie, Jiggs pretends to commit suicide. Maggie repents when she sees her "dead" husband,
and they are happily reunited when he reveals his trick.
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they have never agreed on anything since. Jiggs buys a luxurious mansion, and there Maggie and
her daughter give parties in order to become social successes. Excluded from the gaiety and ignored
by Maggie, Jiggs pretends to commit suicide. Maggie repents when she sees her "dead" husband,
and they are happily reunited when he reveals his trick.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Jack Conway Written by: Frances Marion - writer Ralph Spence - titles Based on the novel Based on: "Bringing Up Father" by George McManus (newspaper cartoon feature). |
| ~Cast~ J. Farrell MacDonald ... Jiggs Jules Cowles ... Dinty Moore Polly Moran ... Maggie Marie Dressler ... Annie Moore Gertrude Olmstead ... Ellen Grant Withers ... Dennis Andrés de Segurola ... The Count Rose Dione ... Mrs. Smith David Mir ... Oswald Tenen Holtz ... Ginsberg Feitelbaum Blanche Payson Margaret Lee ... (uncredited) |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Cinematography by: William H. Daniels Film Editing by: Margaret Booth Costume Design by: Gilbert Clark Set Desingers: Cedric Gibbons & Merrill Pye Length: 7 Reels Runtime: 70 Minutes Released: March 17, 1928 |
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| ~339-1-65: Grant Withers & Gertrude Olmstead~ |
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