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Father Steps Out (1941)
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63 min | Comedy

Father Steps Out (1941)

Approved

63 min | Comedy

A remake of Monogram's City Limits with practically all of the character role names the same as in the earlier film, and the primary difference is that the author of the original story, Jack Woodford, receives no mention here. George ...See moreA remake of Monogram's City Limits with practically all of the character role names the same as in the earlier film, and the primary difference is that the author of the original story, Jack Woodford, receives no mention here. George Waggner (as Joseph West), who adapted the story for the first film, takes an "original screenplay" credit here with no nod in the direction of the man who wrote the story in the first place. A glance at a few Universal B-westerns Waggner "wrote" for Bob Baker will find that the majority of them had also been written before by other writers, mostly in the John Wayne Lone Star westerns. Edmond Kelso's additional dialogue credit must have been for the interplay between Frank Faylen's and Charlie Hall's hobo characters, especially when Faylen starts explaining why the sixty-cent dollar is still worth a dollar in a 40-year precursor to voodoo economics. Story concerns railroad tycoon J.B. Matthews (Jed Prouty) taking over a rival line, being sent on an R&R vacation by his doctor, falling off his private train-car and landing in a hobo jungle occupied by Faylen and Hall, and being cured of all his ills, while reporter Jimmy Dugan (Frank Albertson) poses as a doctor in order to get an exclusive story about the railroad takeover. Written by Les Adams See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Albertson Jimmy Dugan Jimmy Dugan See fewer	Psycho (1960)
Jed Prouty J. B. Matthews J. B. Matthews See fewer	The Broadway Melody (1929)
Lorna Gray Helen Matthews Helen Matthews See fewer	Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Frank Faylen Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
John Dilson Tom Oliver Tom Oliver See fewer	The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Charlie Hall Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon (as Charles Hall) Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon (as Charles Hall) See fewer	A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Kathryn Sheldon Aunt Martha Matthews Aunt Martha Matthews See fewer	I'm from the City (1938)
John Maxwell City Editor Macy City Editor Macy See fewer	The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Mary Field Mrs. Benton, Farm Woman Mrs. Benton, Farm Woman See fewer	Ball of Fire (1941)
Tristram Coffin Dr. R. G. Stafford Dr. R. G. Stafford See fewer	King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Paul Maxey Jenks, the Butler Jenks, the Butler See fewer	The Narrow Margin (1952)
J. Arthur Young Banker Banker See fewer	Murder by Invitation (1941)
Gene O'Donnell Jones Jones See fewer	Barney Blake, Police Reporter (1948)
I. Stanford Jolley Oliver's Secretary (uncredited) Oliver's Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Maxine Leslie Blonde Secretary (uncredited) Blonde Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Fugitive of the Plains (1943)
Frank Melton Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	State Fair (1933)
George Morrell Office Worker (uncredited) Office Worker (uncredited) See fewer	Custer's Last Stand (I) (1936)
Edward Peil Sr. Oliver Associate (uncredited) Oliver Associate (uncredited) See fewer	Broken Blossoms (1919)