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Mr. Boggs Steps Out

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

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Mr. Boggs Steps Out

"HE WAS AN OPTIMIST... He could see the doughnut when others only saw the hole!"

1938

1h 8m

5.3(10 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A dull statistician changes his life after winning a pile of money after successfully determining the number of beans in a barrel. He decides to do something novel with the prize and ends up buying a barrel factory. He encounters trouble when the nearby pickle factory is threatened by a shyster attempting to close it.

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Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Oliver Boggs

Helen Chandler

Helen Chandler

Oleander Tubbs

Toby Wing

Toby Wing

Irene Lee

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Morton Ross

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Angus Tubbs

Walter Byron

Walter Byron

Dennis Andrews

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Sam Mason

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Burns

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

Jenkins

Peter Potter

Bob DeBrette

Creative team

Directed by: Gordon Wiles
Written by: Clarence Budington Kelland
Richard English
Produced by: Ben Pivar

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