The Stork Pays Off

The Stork Pays Off
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLew Landers
Screenplay byFanya Foss
Aleen Leslie
Produced byJack Fier
StarringVictor Jory
Rochelle Hudson
Maxie Rosenbloom
Horace McMahon
George McKay
Ralf Harolde
CinematographyL. William O'Connell
Edited byGene Milford
Music byMorris Stoloff
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 6, 1941 (1941-10-06)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Stork Pays Off is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and starring Victor Jory, Rochelle Hudson, Maxie Rosenbloom, Horace McMahon, George McKay and Ralf Harolde.[1] The screenplay was written by Fanya Foss and Aleen Leslie. The film was released on October 6, 1941, by Columbia Pictures.[2][3][4]

Plot

Gangster Deak Foster and his three henchmen, Brains Moran, Ears-to-the-Ground Hinkle and Photofinish Farris, take over what they think is a night club run by a rival, Stud Rocco, only to discover it is a nursery run by Irene Perry. All fall under the benign influence to the point where the three henchmen go to night school to be educated and Deak falls in love with Julie.[5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Fetrow p.481
  2. ^ "The Stork Pays Off (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  3. ^ Sandra Brennan. "The Stork Pays Off (1941) - Lew Landers". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  4. ^ "The Stork Pays Off". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  5. ^ "The Stork Pays off (1941) - IMDb". IMDb.

Bibliography

  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.