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  • Something for the Birds (1952)
  • Approved
    81 min | Comedy, Romance
Something for the Birds (1952)
Approved
81 min | Comedy, Romance

Enviromentalist Anne Richards goes to Washington D. C. to fight for getting legislation passed to save the last remaining sanctuary of the almost-extinct California Condor. She enlists the aid of Johnnie Adams, an engraver, and ...See moreEnviromentalist Anne Richards goes to Washington D. C. to fight for getting legislation passed to save the last remaining sanctuary of the almost-extinct California Condor. She enlists the aid of Johnnie Adams, an engraver, and Washington's most successful party-crasher, and Steve Bennett, a lobbyist for the opposition who comes over to Anne's side. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Alvin M. Josephy (story and screenplay) | Joseph Petracca (story and screenplay) | Boris Ingster (story and screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Joseph LaShelle (as Joseph La Shelle)
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Updated Oct 31, 1952

Release date
Oct 1952 (United States)

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Cast

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119 cast members
Name Known for
Victor Mature
Steve Bennett Steve Bennett   See fewer
Patricia Neal
Anne Richards Anne Richards   See fewer
Edmund Gwenn
'Admiral' Johnnie Adams 'Admiral' Johnnie Adams   See fewer
Larry Keating
Roy Patterson Roy Patterson   See fewer
Gladys Hurlbut
Della Rice Della Rice   See fewer
Hugh Sanders
Jim Grady Jim Grady   See fewer
Christian Rub
Leo Fischer Leo Fischer   See fewer
Wilton Graff
Taylor Taylor   See fewer
Archer MacDonald
T. Courtney Lemmer T. Courtney Lemmer   See fewer
Richard Garrick
Chandler Chandler   See fewer
Ian Wolfe
Foster Foster   See fewer
Russell Gaige
Winthrop Winthrop   See fewer
John Brown
Mr. Lund Mr. Lund   See fewer
Madge Blake
Mrs. J.L. Chadwick Mrs. J.L. Chadwick   See fewer
Gordon Nelson
Senator O'Malley Senator O'Malley   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Senator Beecham Senator Beecham   See fewer
John Ayres
Congressman Walker Congressman Walker   See fewer
Charles Watts
Jessup Jessup   See fewer
John Alban
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Leon Alton
Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited) Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Arnold
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
Parley Baer
Refrigerator Deliveryman (uncredited) Refrigerator Deliveryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Baker
Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited) Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Baldwin
Bigelow (uncredited) Bigelow (uncredited)   See fewer
Rodney Bell
Announcer (uncredited) Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Holger Bendixen
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
Nina Borget
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
Marshall Bradford
Admiral (uncredited) Admiral (uncredited)   See fewer
Tex Brodus
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Morgan Brown
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Marvin Bryan
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
John Butler
Drunken Bar Customer (uncredited) Drunken Bar Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Calliga
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Christy
VIP (uncredited) VIP (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Cobb
Senate Chamber Guard (uncredited) Senate Chamber Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
James Conaty
Secretary - Fathers and Sons / Party Guest (uncredited) Secretary - Fathers and Sons / Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles J. Conrad
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
James Craven
VIP (uncredited) VIP (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo Curley
Congressman Macy (uncredited) Congressman Macy (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Datig Jr.
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Sayre Dearing
Senate Photographer (uncredited) Senate Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Angela DeWitt
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Dickson
Restaurant Patron / Subway Passenger (uncredited) Restaurant Patron / Subway Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
John Diggs
Counsel (uncredited) Counsel (uncredited)   See fewer
Abe Dinovitch
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Engel
Congressman Roy Farrow (uncredited) Congressman Roy Farrow (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Ferrandini
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Elizabeth Flournoy
Receptionist (uncredited) Receptionist (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Foley
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
George Ford
Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited) Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Curt Furberg
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Gamble
Butler (uncredited) Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gargan
Subway Ticket Clerk (uncredited) Subway Ticket Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Kay Garrett
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Gibson
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Gibson
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
James Gonzalez
Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited) Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Gordon
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gordon
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Herschel Graham
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Marion Gray
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Haines
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Stuart Hall
Senator (uncredited) Senator (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Harris
Senate Hearing Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited) Senate Hearing Spectator / Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hedloe
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Hines
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Alan Hokanson
Receptionist (uncredited) Receptionist (uncredited)   See fewer
Shep Houghton
Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited) Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Dolly Jarvis
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted Jordan
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Colin Kenny
Senator (uncredited) Senator (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Kieffer
U.S. Marshal (uncredited) U.S. Marshal (uncredited)   See fewer
Perk Lazelle
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Livingston
General (uncredited) General (uncredited)   See fewer
Adele Longmire
WAVE Lieutenant - j.g. (uncredited) WAVE Lieutenant - j.g. (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Lorimer
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited) Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)   See fewer
Dayton Lummis
Speaker of the House (uncredited) Speaker of the House (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Lytton
Captain (uncredited) Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
John Maxwell
Congressman Craig (uncredited) Congressman Craig (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam McDaniel
Party Waiter (uncredited) Party Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom McDonough
Deliveryman (uncredited) Deliveryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael McHale
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank McLure
Clerk (uncredited) Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
David McMahon
Deliveryman (uncredited) Deliveryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Meeker
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Miller
Restaurant Patron / Party Guest (uncredited) Restaurant Patron / Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Milton
Bellhop (uncredited) Bellhop (uncredited)   See fewer
Hans Moebus
Senator (uncredited) Senator (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Montgomery
Subpoena Server (uncredited) Subpoena Server (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Neill
Senator (uncredited) Senator (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Perry
Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited) Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Power
Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Maudie Prickett
Woman with Vacuum Cleaner (uncredited) Woman with Vacuum Cleaner (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Rapport
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Suzanne Ridgway
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Andrew Roud
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
John Roy
Senator (uncredited) Senator (uncredited)   See fewer
Loretta Russell
Print Shop Customer (uncredited) Print Shop Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Cosmo Sardo
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Senate Photographer (uncredited) Senate Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Scott Seaton
Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited) Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernard Sell
Senator (uncredited) Senator (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Shackleton
Apprentice (uncredited) Apprentice (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Shawlee
Woman in Subway Station (uncredited) Woman in Subway Station (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Stevans
Ball Guest (uncredited) Ball Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Stevens
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Warren Stevens
Beer Commercial Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Beer Commercial Announcer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal Taggart
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Tornek
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
Vince Townsend Jr.
Slocum - Doorman at Party (uncredited) Slocum - Doorman at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Greta Ullmann
Foreigner (uncredited) Foreigner (uncredited)   See fewer
Norma Varden
Congresswoman Bates (uncredited) Congresswoman Bates (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Wagenheim
Cab Driver (uncredited) Cab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
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