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Mind Your Own Business
Mind Your Own Business

Mind Your Own Business

Genres

Comedy

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Nature reporter Orville Shanks retreats to the woods for material for his "Our Wild Friends" column and to volunteer for his favorite cause, the Boy Scouts. When Orville's editor, Crane, orders him to spice up his column, Orville's wife Melba writes a gossip column using animals as metaphors for people. Crane loves Melba's article and gives Orville a raise, and the column becomes a hit.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

18 December 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Orville Shanks

Alice Brady

Alice Brady

Melba Shanks

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Crane

Benny Baker

Benny Baker

Sparrow

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Bottles

Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue

Cruger

Jon Hall

Jon Hall

Scoutmaster Davis

Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

Bob

William Demarest

William Demarest

Droopy

Robert Baldwin

Robert Baldwin

Jimmy Jeeper

Nick Stewart

Nick Stewart

Butler (as Nicodemus)

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Brannigan

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

District Attorney Adams

Duke York

Duke York

Cruger's Henchman

Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

Detective

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