Amateur Daddy

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Amateur Daddy
Amateur Daddy poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by John G. Blystone
Screenplay byFrank Dolan
Doris Malloy
Starring Warner Baxter
Marian Nixon
Rita La Roy
David Landau
Cinematography James Wong Howe
Edited by Louis R. Loeffler
Music by Hugo Friedhofer
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 10, 1932 (1932-04-10)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Amateur Daddy is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Frank Dolan and Doris Malloy. The film stars Warner Baxter, Marian Nixon, Rita La Roy, and David Landau. The film was released on April 10, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Amateur Daddy (1932) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. Hall, Mordaunt (April 23, 1932). "Movie Review - Amateur Daddy - Warner Baxter in Pictorial Version of "Scotch Valley" - "Sky Bride," a Melodrama of the Air". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  3. "Amateur Daddy". Afi.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.