Too Many Parents
1936 | 73m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Robert F. McGowan |
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| Writer: | Doris Malloy, Virginia Van Upp |
| Staring: |
| Boys are sent to military school in order to get them out of the way of their too-busy-to-bother parents or guardians. Lonely young Philip Stewart writes himself letters his father should be writing. When his hoax is discovered, Philip attempts suicide. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 1936 |
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| Director: | Robert F. McGowan |
| Writer: | Doris Malloy, Virginia Van Upp |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | parent child relationship |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frances Farmer | Sally Colman |
| Lester Matthews | Mark Stewart |
| Porter Hall | Mrs. Saunders |
| Henry Travers | Wilkins |
| Billy Lee | Billy Miller |
| George Ernest | Phillip Stewart |
| Sherwood Bailey | Clarence Talbot Jr. |
| Douglas Scott | Morton Downing |
| Colin Tapley | Miller |
| Buster Phelps | Clinton Meadows |
| Howard Hickman | Colonel Colman |
| Sylvia Breamer | Malloy |
| Doris Lloyd | Mrs. Downing |
| Lois Kent | Morton's Sister |
| Jonathan Hale | Judge |
| Carl Switzer | Kid Singer |
| Anne Grey | Miss Allison |
| Henry Roquemore | Belcher |
| Cal Tjader | Alfred |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert F. McGowan | Director |
| Karl Struss | Cinematography |
| Edward Dmytryk | Editor |
| Doris Malloy | Screenplay |
| Virginia Van Upp | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| A.M. Botsford | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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