Mind Your Own Business (1936)
Nature reporter Orville Shanks retreats to the woods for material for his "Our Wild Friends" column and to volunteer for his favorite cause, the Boy Scouts. When Orville's editor, Crane, orders him to spice up his column, Orville's wife Melba writes a gossip column using animals as metaphors for people. Crane loves Melba's article and gives Orville a raise, and the column becomes a hit.
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Writer:
Dore Schary
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Charles Ruggles as Orville Shanks |
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Alice Brady as Melba Shanks |
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Lyle Talbot as Crane |
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Benny Baker as Sparrow |
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Gene Lockhart as Bottles |
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Jack La Rue as Cruger |
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Jon Hall as Scoutmaster Davis |
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Frankie Darro as Bob |
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William Demarest as Droopy |
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Robert Baldwin as Jimmy Jeeper |
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Nick Stewart as Butler (as Nicodemus) |
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Paul Harvey as Brannigan |
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Theodore von Eltz as District Attorney Adams |
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Duke York as Cruger's Henchman |
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Charles Cahill Wilson as Detective |
| Writing | John Francis Larkin | Story |
| Directing | Norman Z. McLeod | Director |
| Writing | Dore Schary | Screenplay |
| Sound | Charles Bradshaw | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Emanuel Cohen | Producer |
| Production | Joseph H. Nadel | Production Manager |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Earl Rettig | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Sam Coslow | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Pittack | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George McGuire | Editor |