Obliging Young Lady

Step right up and meet the cutest little bundle of tricks the Screen has discovered in years. She's only seven...but she can out-think and out-talk a battery of lawyers who want to keep her from her parents.

Duration: 80 min
Release date: 1942-04-01
IMDB

A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.

Comedy Romance

Obliging Young Lady

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Joan Carroll
Joan Carroll
as Bridget Potter
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
as 'Red' Reddy, aka Professor Stanley
Ruth Warrick
Ruth Warrick
as Linda Norton
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
as 'Space' OShea, aka Suwanee Rivers
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
as Charles 'Charlie' Baker
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn
as Professor Gibney
Marjorie Gateson
Marjorie Gateson
as Mira Potter
John Miljan
John Miljan
as George Potter
George Cleveland
George Cleveland
as Clarence, manager of Lake Mohawk Lodge
Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni
as Riccardi
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
as Private Detective Smith
Fortunio Bonanova
Fortunio Bonanova
as Chef
Andrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes
as First Train Conductor
Almira Sessions
Almira Sessions
as Maid at Lake Mohawk Lodge
Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
as John Markham
Florence Gill
Florence Gill
as Miss Hollyrod
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer
as Henry - George's Attorney
Virginia Engels
Virginia Engels
as Bonnie
George Watts
George Watts
as Judge Hilborn H. Knox
Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty
as Judge Rufus
George Chandler
George Chandler
as Skip - the Bellboy
Jean Acker
Jean Acker
as Cousin (uncredited)
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
as Pickup Driver with Red (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
Joseph E. Bernard
as Dining Car Headwaiter (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
Eddie Borden
as Bird Lover (uncredited)
James Carlisle
James Carlisle
as Husband (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
as Miss Hollyrod - Bird Lover (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Ruth Cherrington
as Dowager (uncredited)
Dora Clement
Dora Clement
as Aunt Lucy (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
Count Cutelli
Count Cutelli
as Bird Lover (uncredited)
Marion Darlington
Marion Darlington
as Bird Lover (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
as Bore in Pullman Car with Linda (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson
Dudley Dickerson
as Dining Car Waiter (uncredited)
John Dilson
John Dilson
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
Dot Farley
Dot Farley
as Bird Lover Who Did Paper on Shrikes (uncredited)
John Farrell
John Farrell
as 'Bot' Bottle the Drunk (uncredited)
Tex C.C. Gilmore
Tex C.C. Gilmore
as Bird Lover (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
Isabel La Mal
as Wife (uncredited)
Mary Lawrence
Mary Lawrence
as Bird Lover (uncredited)
Paul Le Pere
Paul Le Pere
as First Reporter (uncredited)
George Lloyd
George Lloyd
as George - Court Policeman (uncredited)
Vera Marshe
Vera Marshe
as Helen (uncredited)
Norman Mayes
Norman Mayes
as Porter (uncredited)
Walter Merrill
Walter Merrill
as Cousin (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
as Railroad Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Ted Oliver
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Eddie Parker
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
as Motorcycle Policeman Behind Billboard (uncredited)
Charles Peck
Charles Peck
as Johnny (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson
as Second Uncle (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Ronald R. Rondell
as Second Bird Lover with Eyeglasses (uncredited)
Benny Rubin
Benny Rubin
as First Bird Lover with Eyeglasses (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Dick Rush
as Second Train Conductor (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson
Mickey Simpson
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Ernie Stanton
Ernie Stanton
as Cedric - Bird Lover (uncredited)
John Sylvester
John Sylvester
as Cousin (uncredited)
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
as Bill Keenan - Editor (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as George - Train Porter (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Max Wagner
as Jack - Diner Counterman (uncredited)
Cecil Weston
Cecil Weston
as Second Aunt (uncredited)
Gloria Whitney
Gloria Whitney
as Cousin (uncredited)
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