Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan, written by Virginia Van Upp and Doris Malloy, and starring Frances Farmer (in her film debut), Lester Matthews, Porter Hall, Henry Travers, Billy Lee, George Ernest and Sherwood Bailey. It was released on March 30, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Too Many Parents
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Screenplay by	Virginia Van Upp Doris Malloy
Story by	Jesse Lynch Williams George Templeton
Produced by	A.M. Botsford
Starring	Frances Farmer Lester Matthews Porter Hall Henry Travers Billy Lee George Ernest Sherwood Bailey
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Edited by	Edward Dmytryk
Music by	Gerard Carbonara Tom Satterfield
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 30, 1936 (1936-03-30)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Frances Farmer as Sally Colman
• Lester Matthews as Mark Stewart
• Porter Hall as Mrs. Saunders
• Henry Travers as Wilkins
• Billy Lee as Billy Miller
• George Ernest as Phillip Stewart
• Sherwood Bailey as Clarence Talbot Jr.
• Douglas Scott as Morton Downing
• Colin Tapley as Miller
• Buster Phelps as Clinton Meadows
• Howard C. Hickman as Colonel Colman
• Sylvia Breamer as Malloy
• Ann Evers as Clara
• Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Downing
• Lois Kent as Morton's Sister
• Jonathan Hale as Judge
• Carl Switzer as Kid Singer
• Anne Grey as Miss Allison
• Henry Roquemore as Belcher
• Cal Tjader as Alfred