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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!

5.1

1h 8m

1938

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

Synopsis

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.

Director

Gordon Wiles

ComedyRomance

canneryoffice worker

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Cast & Crew

Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

as Oliver Boggs

Helen Chandler

Helen Chandler

as Oleander Tubbs

Toby Wing

Toby Wing

as Irene Lee

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

as Morton Ross

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

as Angus Tubbs

Walter Byron

Walter Byron

as Dennis Andrews

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

as Sam Mason

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

as Burns

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

as Jenkins

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