May 5, 1940
94 minutes
ComedyFamily
If I Had My Way
Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become owners of a tired restaurant.
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Cast
Bing Crosby
(Buzz Blackwell)
Gloria Jean
(Patricia 'Pat' Johnson)
Charles Winninger
(Joe Johnson)
El Brendel
(Axel Swensen)
Allyn Joslyn
(Jarvis Johnson)
Claire Dodd
(Brenda Johnson)
Moroni Olsen
(Mr. Blair)
Nana Bryant
(Marian Johnson)
Donald Woods
(Fred Johnson)
Brandon Hurst
(Hedges)
Verna Felton
(Mrs. DeLacey)
Blanche Ring
(Herself)
Eddie Leonard
(Himself)
Trixie Friganza
(Herself)
Grace La Rue
(Herself)
Virginia Brissac
(Mrs. Blair (uncredited))
Rod Cameron
(Bridge Worker Slim (uncredited))
Bess Flowers
(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
Selmer Jackson
(Mr. Melville (uncredited))
Janet Waldo
(Miss Courtney (uncredited))
