The Show-Off (1946)
Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.
Top billed cast
Red SkeltonJ. Aubrey Piper
Marilyn MaxwellAmy Fisher
Marjorie MainMrs. Fisher
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonEddie
Virginia O'BrienHortense
George ClevelandPop Fisher
Leon AmesFrank Harlin
Marshall ThompsonJoe Fisher
Jacqueline WhiteClara Harlin
Wilson WoodHorace Adems
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