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It's a Gift (1934)
After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.
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After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Jack Cunningham
In Theaters:11/30/1934
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Runtime:68 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Cast
Norman Z. McLeod
Director
W.C. Fields
Harold Bissonette
Baby LeRoy
Baby Dunk
Kathleen Howard
Amelia Bissonette
Jean Rouverol
Mildred Bissonette
Julian Madison
John Durston
Tommy Bupp
Norman Bissonette
Tammany Young
Everett Ricks
Morgan Wallace
James Fitchmueller
Charles Sellon
Mr. Muckle
Josephine Whittell
Mrs. Dunk
T. Roy Barnes
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