The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Nature reporter Orville Shanks retreats to the woods for material for his "Our Wild Friends" column and to volunteer for his favorite cause, the Boy Scouts. When Orville's editor, Crane, orders him to spice up his column, Orville's wife Melba writes a gossip column using animals as metaphors for people. Crane loves Melba's article and gives Orville a raise, and the column becomes a hit.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman Z. McLeodDirector
- Dore ScharyScreenplay
- Charles BradshawOriginal Music Composer
- Leo ShukenOriginal Music Composer
- Sam CoslowOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charles RugglesOrville Shanks
- Alice BradyMelba Shanks
- Lyle TalbotCrane
- Benny BakerSparrow
- Gene LockhartBottles
- Jack La RueCruger
- Jon HallScoutmaster Davis
- Frankie DarroBob
- William DemarestDroopy
- Robert BaldwinJimmy Jeeper
- Nick StewartButler (as Nicodemus)
- Paul HarveyBrannigan
Stills
Themes
newspapercolumnist