Oh Johnny, How You Can Love

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Oh Johnny, How You Can Love
Directed by Charles Lamont
Screenplay by Arthur T. Horman
Story by Edwin Rutt
Produced by Ken Goldsmith
Starring
Cinematography Milton R. Krasner
Edited by Philip Cahn
Release date
  • January 1, 1940 (1940-01-01)(USA)
Running time
63 min
Country United States
Language English
Budget $100,000 [1]

Oh Johnny, How You Can Love is a 1940 American film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Tom Brown and Peggy Moran. It was an early appearance of Laird Cregar.

Contents

The film cost $100,000. [1]

Plot

Kelly Archer, an heiress trying to escape her controlling father and elope with an archeologist, runs into the truck of traveling salesman Johnny Sandham. She hitches a ride with Johnny. A bank robber known as The Weasel commandeers the truck and takes the two hostage. That night, stopping to have the truck's brakes fixed, Johnny dupes the Weasel into helping him win over Kelly: Johnny pretends to be gangster "Jersey Joe", and says they should kidnap Kelly for ransom. Kelly overhears their plan, and helps innkeeper Thistlebottom subdue both men. Kelly's father arrives to take his daughter home, but she rides off with Johnny.

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