If I Had My Way (1940)
1h 34m
Running Time
May 5, 1940
Release Date
If I Had My Way (1940)
1h 34m
Running Time
May 5, 1940
Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become owners of a tired restaurant.
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Cast & Crew.
Bing Crosby
Buzz Blackwell
Gloria Jean
Patricia 'Pat' Johnson
Charles Winninger
Joe Johnson
El Brendel
Axel Swensen
Allyn Joslyn
Jarvis Johnson
Claire Dodd
Brenda Johnson
Moroni Olsen
Mr. Blair
Nana Bryant
Marian Johnson
Donald Woods
Fred Johnson
Brandon Hurst
Hedges
Verna Felton
Mrs. DeLacey
Kathryn Adams
Miss Corbett
Blanche Ring
Herself
Eddie Leonard
Himself
Trixie Friganza
Herself
Grace La Rue
Herself
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Rod Cameron
Bridge Worker Slim (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Irene Morra
Editor
Selmer Jackson
Mr. Melville (uncredited)
Janet Waldo
Miss Courtney (uncredited)
David Butler
Director / Producer / Story
George Robinson
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release Date
May 5, 1940
Status
Released
Running Time
1h 34m
Content Rating
NR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
nightclub
musical
orphan
vaudeville
greedy relative
vaudeville act
Wiki.
If I Had My Way is a 1940 musical comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean. Based on a story by David Butler, the film is about a construction worker who takes charge of the daughter of a friend killed in an accident.
Filming took place in Hollywood between February and April 1940. This was another independent production for Crosby outside his Paramount contract and he took a financial interest in it. The film had its New York premiere at the Rivoli Theater on May 5, 1940.
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