Movie: My Son, The Hero

Top 10 Billed Cast

Patsy Kelly
Patsy Kelly

Gerty Rosenthal

Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns

Big-Time Morgan

Joan Blair
Joan Blair

Cynthia Morgan

Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie Rosenbloom

Kid Slug Rosenthal

Nick Stewart
Nick Stewart

Nicodemus

Jeni Le Gon
Jeni Le Gon

Lambie

Carol Hughes
Carol Hughes

Linda Duncan

Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni

Tony

Joseph Allen
Joseph Allen

Michael Morgan

Lois Collier
Lois Collier

Nancy Cavanaugh

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    Learning that his long-unseen son is soon to arrive for a visit, a small-time con-man enlists the help of his cronies to help him pretend to be a wealthy and important businessman. Comedy.

  • Release Date

    1943-04-05

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    5

  • Rating:

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    English
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