Oh Johnny, How You Can Love

Oh Johnny, How You Can Love is a 1940 American film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Tom Brown and Peggy Moran. It was an early appearance of Laird Cregar.

Oh Johnny, How You Can Love
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Screenplay by	Arthur T. Horman
Story by	Edwin Rutt
Produced by	Ken Goldsmith
Starring	Tom Brown Peggy Moran
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Philip Cahn
Release date	January 1, 1940 (1940-01-01) (USA)
Running time	63 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100,000[1]

The film cost $100,000.^[1]

Plot

Kelly Archer, an heiress trying to escape her controlling father and elope with an archeologist, runs into the truck of traveling salesman Johnny Sandham. She hitches a ride with Johnny. A bank robber known as The Weasel commandeers the truck and takes the two hostage. That night, stopping to have the truck's brakes fixed, Johnny dupes the Weasel into helping him win over Kelly: Johnny pretends to be gangster "Jersey Joe", and says they should kidnap Kelly for ransom. Kelly overhears their plan, and helps innkeeper Thistlebottom subdue both men. Kelly's father arrives to take his daughter home, but she rides off with Johnny.