1h 28min || 7 April 1939
Director: David Butler
Stars: Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Mischa Auer
Genres: Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031261/
BC sings a lot; it's his job, but delivering singing telegrams, and as a singing cabbie. JB is his fiancee, MA his roommate. The baby belongs to an acquaintance. Lots of machinations by people of varying motives to alter the momentary and long-term custody of the child. The kid doesn't seem to be in danger at any time. The ending appears happy, but there's plenty of room for doubt.
Dir. Butler gets story credit here. With this film he ties Lloyd Bacon for most music/musical films watched so far at 9 titles each. (Bacon has at least 7 more on the watch list, with a decade gap in musicals of 1936-46. Butler has at least 13 more on the watch list.)
Universal, dir. Butler; 6
