That's My Baby! (1944 film)

That's My Baby!
Directed by	William Berke
Written by	Nicholas T. Barrows (writer) William Tunberg (writer) Irving Wallace (story)
Produced by	Walter Colmes (producer) Dave Fleischer (associate producer)
Starring	Richard Arlen Ellen Drew Leonid Kinskey
Cinematography	Robert Pittack
Edited by	Robert Jahns
Music by	Jay Chernis
Production company	Walter Colmes Productions
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	September 14, 1944 (1944-09-14)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

That's My Baby! is a 1944 American film directed by William Berke and starring Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew, and Leonid Kinskey. ^[1]

Plot

Phineas Moody, the head of Moody Comics is in terrible health. His worried daughter Betty calls in two doctors who discover that Phineas hasn't laughed in decades. Betty and her future husband Tim Jones fill the Moody mansion full of a variety of vaudeville acts to make Phineas laugh again. When that fails, the pair track down Phineas's estranged wife Hettie, who Betty hasn't seen since childhood. The film concludes with the making of an animated cartoon that is shown to Phineas and Hettie.

Cast

• Richard Arlen as Tim Jones
• Ellen Drew as Betty Moody
• Leonid Kinskey as Doctor Svatsky
• Minor Watson as R. P. (Phineas) Moody
• Richard Bailey as Hilton Payne
• Marjorie Manners as Miss Wilson
• Madeline Grey as Hettie Moody
• Alex Callam as Doctor Calloway
• P.J. Kelly as Henry Austin, Barber
• William 'Billy' Benedict as Office Boy
• Jack Chefe as Pierre, a Waiter
• Mike Riley and His Musical Maniacs as Themselves
• Freddie Fisher and His Schnikelfritz Orchestra as Themselves
• Lita Baron as herself, Isabelita
• The Guadalajara Trio as Themselves
• Gene Rodgers as the Boogie-Woogie Piano Player
• Peppy and Peanuts as Themselves
• Lyle Latell as Office Worker Comedy Routine
• Alphonse Bergé as himself
• Doris Duane as herself
• Adia Kuznetzoff as himself (Russian Singer)
• Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra as Themselves
• Al Mardo and His Dog as Themselves
• Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham as Pigmeat, the Butler

References

1. "AFI Conservatory Films | That's My Baby!". afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

External links

• That's My Baby! at IMDb
• That's My Baby! is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive