The Stork Pays Off

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The Stork Pays Off
The Stork Pays Off poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lew Landers
Screenplay byFanya Foss
Aleen Leslie
Produced by Jack Fier
Starring Victor Jory
Rochelle Hudson
Maxie Rosenbloom
Horace McMahon
George McKay
Ralf Harolde
Cinematography L. William O'Connell
Edited by Gene Milford
Music by Morris Stoloff
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 6, 1941 (1941-10-06)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Stork Pays Off is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and starring Victor Jory, Rochelle Hudson, Maxie Rosenbloom, Horace McMahon, George McKay and Ralf Harolde. [1] The screenplay was written by Fanya Foss and Aleen Leslie. The film was released on October 6, 1941, by Columbia Pictures. [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

Gangster Deak Foster and his three henchmen, Brains Moran, Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle and Photofinish Farris, take over what they think is a night club run by a rival, Stud Rocco, only to discover it is a nursery run by Irene Perry. All fall under the benign influence to the point where the three henchmen go to night school to be educated and Deak falls in love with Julie. [5]

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