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An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
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Polly Parrish
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David Merlin
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J. B. Merlin
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Freddie Miller
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Merlin's Butler
Elbert Coplen Jr. ...
Johnnie - the Baby
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Mrs. Weiss - the Landlady
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Orphanage Investigator
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Jerome Weiss
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Hargraves
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Orphanage Doctor
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Orphanage Matron
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Mary
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Louise King
Donald Duck ...
Donald Duck
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Donald Duck (voice) (as Donald Duck)
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Secretary (uncredited)
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New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
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Dance Floor Gatekeeper at 'The Pink Slipper' (uncredited)
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Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
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Store Watchman (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Dance Partner (uncredited)
Frederick Chapin ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dan Clark ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Oliver - Man in Park (uncredited)
Frank Corcasi ...
Board Member (uncredited)
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Store Watchman (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
Edythe Elliott ...
Matron (uncredited)
R. Feldman ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
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Dance Partner (uncredited)
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Polly's First Dance Partner (uncredited)
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New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
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Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
Ethel Haworth ...
New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
Roger Hunt ...
New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
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New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
Dean Kaye ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
John Laing ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Oliver's Wife (uncredited)
Perc Launders ...
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
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Dance Floor Official (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Store Detective (uncredited)
Dorothy Panter ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Dance-Hall Hostess (uncredited)
Raymond Rayhill Powell ...
Young Boy (uncredited)
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Merlin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Old Lady Outside Orphanage (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
Gerald Oliver Smith ...
Hennessy (uncredited)
Jean Stevens ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Bouncer at 'The Pink Slipper' (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan ...
Bouncer at 'The Pink Slipper' (uncredited)
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Board Member (uncredited)
Sid Troy ...
The Pink Slipper Patron (uncredited)
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Bouncer at 'The Pink Slipper' (uncredited)
Jane Woodworth ...
New Year's Eve Celebrant (uncredited)
Suzanne Wunderlich ...
Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Directed by

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Garson Kanin

Written by

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Norman Krasna ... (screen play)
 
Felix Jackson ... (story)
 
Garson Kanin ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Buddy G. DeSylva ... producer (as B.G. DeSylva)

Music by

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Roy Webb ... (musical score)

Cinematography by

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Robert De Grasse ... (photographed by) (as Robert de Grasse)

Editing by

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Henry Berman ... (edited by)
Robert Wise ... (edited by)

Art Direction by

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Van Nest Polglase

Set Decoration by

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Darrell Silvera ... (set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Pandro S. Berman ... in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Edward Killy ... assistant director

Art Department

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Carroll Clark ... associate art director

Sound Department

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Richard Van Hessen ... recordist

Special Effects by

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Vernon L. Walker ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Miehle ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene ... gowns: Miss Rogers
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Nan Blake ... unit publicity writer (uncredited)
Frederick Chapin ... stand-in (uncredited)
Dick Crockett ... stand-in (uncredited)
R. Feldman ... stand-in (uncredited)
Stuart Hall ... stand-in (uncredited)
Hermes Pan ... choreographer (uncredited)
Dorothy Panter ... stand-in (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together. Written by Diana Hamilton

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Taglines JUST TEN BABY FINGERS AND TEN BABY TOES - TROUBLES? - SCANDALS? - GOSH - NOBODY KNOWS! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche- Broadway Thatre - Lubbock, Texas - Nov. 14, 1939 - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nobody's Wife (United States)
  • Polly's Baby (United States)
  • Little Mother (United States)
  • She Said I Do (United States)
  • Mademoiselle et son bébé (France)
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  • 82 min
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Trivia After making this movie, David Niven returned to England to serve in the British Army during World War II. At the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, German infiltrators into American lines caused roadblocks to be established and military police asked all suspicious persons questions about things no German was likely to know. Lt. Col. David Niven was stopped at a roadblock and was asked who won the baseball World Series in 1940. He replied, "I haven't the faintest idea, but I do know that I made a picture with Ginger Rogers in 1938." The MP replied, "OK, beat it, Dave, but watch your step, for Chrissake." See more »
Goofs Since the film was released in August 1939, the New Year's Eve celebration must be 31 December 1938. A theater marquee is seen, showing Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer in Love Affair (1939), which was not released until April 1939 so could not have been shown at a theater the preceding New Year's Eve. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in A Woman's Lot (1987). See more »
Soundtracks Rock-a-Bye Baby See more »
Crazy Credits The cast of characters includes a wind-up toy: Donald Duck as himself. Ginger Rogers' character was in charge of a display table full of the toys. See more »
Quotes David Merlin: So how do you like her?
Louise King: [Thinking Polly speaks only Swedish.] Pretty good for a fill-in. I'd just as soon go stag.
Polly: You could, too, with those shoulders.
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