Mary Jane's Pa

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Mary Jane's Pa
Directed by William Keighley
Screenplay by Tom Reed
Peter Milne
Based on1908 play Mary Jane's Pa by Edith Ellis Furness
1909 novel Mary Jane's Pa by Norman Way
Produced byRobert Presnell Sr.
Starring Aline MacMahon
Guy Kibbee
Tom Brown
Robert McWade
Minor Watson
Nan Grey
Cinematography Ernest Haller
Edited by Clarence Kolster
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • April 27, 1935 (1935-04-27)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mary Jane's Pa is a 1935 American drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Tom Reed and Peter Milne. The film stars Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Robert McWade, Minor Watson, and Nan Grey. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 27, 1935. [1]

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Plot

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family (wife Ellen, two daughters and a son,) he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and hits the road. Ten years later he comes back to find the newspaper shuttered and his family gone. He wanders from town to town searching for them and, finally, comes upon a little lost girl named Mary James, takes her to her home, and discovers she is his youngest daughter. Ellen is now running another newspaper, and is interested in politics...and another man. But after he pleads to remain with his children, she allows him to stay incognito as a housekeeper. Then, the town gossips go to work.

Cast

References

  1. "Mary Jane's Pa (1935) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
    - "Mary-Jane-s-Pa - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide . Retrieved August 13, 2015.[ dead link ]
    - "Mary Jane's Pa". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 16, 2022.