If I Had My Way

Year: 1940

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: David Butler

FamilyComedy

Gloria Jean, fresh from her breakout in “The Under‑pup,” shines beside Bing Crosby. When worker Buzz Blackwell becomes guardian of 12‑year‑old Pat Johnson after her father’s death, he and Axel Swensen head to New York to find Pat’s uncle. The trio inherit a rundown restaurant, launching a comedy of romance and music.

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