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O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

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O'Shaughnessy's Boy

"Right This Way! For the Most Colossal...Stupendous...Gigantic Screen Show on Earth!"

1935

1h 27m

6.2(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

A circus wild animal trainer searches for the son who was taken away from him by a meddling relative years earlier.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Michael O'Shaughnessy

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy

George McFarland

George McFarland

Young Stubby

Sara Haden

Sara Haden

Aunt Martha

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Maj. Winslow

Leona Maricle

Leona Maricle

Cora O'Shaughnessy

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Dan Hastings

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Jeff

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Callahan

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Attorney

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Boleslawski
Written by: Otis Garrett
Leonard Praskins
Produced by: Phil Goldstone

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