Butch Minds the Baby

1942 film directed by Albert S. Rogell

March 20, 1942 (1942-03-20)

Running time

75 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Butch Minds the Baby is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Leonard Spigelgass, based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran, Porter Hall, Richard Lane and Shemp Howard. The film was released on March 20, 1942, by Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan is known for being involved with crime. He is motivated to continue being a criminal, in order to provide Susie O'Neill with the money so she can support herself and raise her son. Butch joins a gang of safe crackers as a lookout, but one of them brings his baby son along with him on the job. Butch has to keep the baby on his mind while the safe is being knocked over.

Cast

Virginia Bruce as Susie O'Neill
Broderick Crawford as Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan
Dick Foran as Dennis Devlin
Porter Hall as Brandy Smith
Richard Lane as Harry the Horse
Shemp Howard as Blinky Sweeney
Rosina Galli as Mrs. Talucci
Joe King as Police Lieutenant
Fuzzy Knight as Wyoming Bill
Frank Moran as Jack the Beefer
Grant Withers as Cactus Pete
Russell Hicks as J. Wadsworth Carrington
Tom Kennedy as Philly the Weeper
Eddie Foster as Hot Horse Herbie
Jimmy O'Gatty as Spanish John
Pat McKee as Nathan Detroit
Lou Lubin as Acey Deucey
Charles Sullivan as Big Nig
Spider McCoy as Henchman
Al Bain as Henchman
H. Michael Barnitz as The Baby

References

^ "Butch Minds the Baby (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ Hal Erickson. "Butch Minds the Baby (1942) - Albert Rogell". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ "Butch Minds the Baby". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.

External links

Butch Minds the Baby at IMDb

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Films directed by Albert S. Rogell

1920s

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Galloping Gallagher (1924)
The Mask of Lopez (1924)
North of Nevada (1924)
The Fighting Sap (1924)
The Dangerous Coward (1924)
The Silent Stranger (1924)
Thundering Hoofs (1924)
Geared to Go (1924)
Lightning Romance (1924)
Easy Money (1925)
Super Speed (1925)
Cyclone Cavalier (1925)
The Snob Buster (1925)
Goat Getter (1925)
The Fear Fighter (1925)
The Knockout Kid (1925)
Crack o' Dawn (1925)
The Circus Cyclone (1925)
Fighting Fate (1925)
Youth's Gamble (1925)
The Patent Leather Pug (1925)
Men of the Night (1926)
Senor Daredevil (1926)
The Unknown Cavalier (1926)
The Man from the West (1926)
Red Hot Leather (1926)
The Fighting Three (1927)
The Overland Stage (1927)
The Western Whirlwind (1927)
Somewhere in Sonora (1927)
Grinning Guns (1927)
The Sunset Derby (1927)
The Western Rover (1927)
Men of Daring (1927)
The Devil's Saddle (1927)
The Red Raiders (1927)
Rough and Ready (1927)
The Canyon of Adventure (1928)
The Upland Rider (1928)
The Phantom City (1928)
The Glorious Trail (1928)
The Shepherd of the Hills (1928)
Cheyenne (1929)
The California Mail (1929)
The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929)
Painted Faces (1929)
The Flying Marine (1929)

1930s

1940s

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)
Argentine Nights (1940)
Private Affairs (1940)
Li'l Abner (1940)
The Black Cat (1941)
Sailors on Leave (1941)
Public Enemies (1941)
Tight Shoes (1941)
Jail House Blues (1942)
Sleepytime Gal (1942)
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
True to the Army (1942)
Priorities on Parade (1942)
Youth on Parade (1942)
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)
Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946)
The Magnificent Rogue (1946)
Heaven Only Knows (1947)
Northwest Stampede (1948)
Song of India (1949)

1950s

The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)
Before I Wake (1955)

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