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Paddy the Next Best Thing
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Paddy the Next Best Thing

Sep 1, 1933
1h 15m
★ 3.0

Overview

In Ireland, Major Adair’s older daughter Eileen is about to marry Lawrence Blake for his money in order to pay off her father’s debts, even though she really loves Jack Breen.

Genres

Romance
Comedy

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Janet Gaynor

Paddy Adair

Janet Gaynor

Warner Baxter

Lawrence Blake

Warner Baxter

Walter Connolly

Major Adair

Walter Connolly

Harvey Stephens

Jack Breen

Harvey Stephens

Margaret Lindsay

Eileen Adair

Margaret Lindsay

J.M. Kerrigan

Collins

J.M. Kerrigan

Fiske O'Hara

Mr. Davy

Fiske O'Hara

Merle Tottenham

Maid

Merle Tottenham

Roger Imhof

Micky

Roger Imhof