Everybody's Hobby

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Everybody's Hobby
Everybody's Hobby poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by William C. McGann
Screenplay byKenneth Gamet
William W. Brockway
Story byWilliam W. Brockway
Produced by Bryan Foy
Starring Irene Rich
Henry O'Neill
Jackie Moran
Aldrich Bowker
Jean Sharon
John Ridgely
Peggy Stewart
Cinematography Sidney Hickox
Edited by Frank Magee
Music by Howard Jackson
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 26, 1939 (1939-08-26)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Everybody's Hobby is a 1939 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by Kenneth Gamet and William W. Brockway. The film stars Irene Rich, Henry O'Neill, Jackie Moran, Aldrich Bowker, Jean Sharon, John Ridgely and Peggy Stewart. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 26, 1939. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Tom Leslie is having some trouble at his newspaper job, so his wife, a stamp collector, suggests he distract himself with a former hobby of his own, photography. Tom is afraid he is going to lose his job. Robert tries to fix a radio but gets electrocuted. He didn't realize he had to pull it out of the socket. Mr. Gasteel comes for a visit. Robert gets mad at him for offering to help. Tom Leslie's employer doesn't like the way that Tom does his reporting. Tom doesn't want to run a gossip article. Robert is happy that he passes his test for his game radio license. Tom takes his son Robert to a national park, where the boy, a short-wave radio enthusiast, enjoys his hobby, too. They meet Tom Morgan, the park ranger. Tom invited them to a camp dance. Robert refuses because he is sick of women. He meets some girls and Robert soon realizes that he is not sick of women.


A park ranger informs the Leslies that a pyromaniac is on the loose and to be careful. Soon they and others are threatened by a roaring blaze, Tom Morgan makes Tom a fire marshal. Robert's radio enables them to send for life-saving help, while a story from Tom takes of the fire of Pine Ridge ends up capturing the pyromaniac in the same frame. They request from Robert's s radio several volunteers to save the town of Newton. The Leslie's are considered heroes.

Cast

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