Everybody's Hobby
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
William Mccann
Irene Rich
Henry O'neill
Jackie Moran
Aldrich Bowker
Jean Sharon
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Tom Leslie, editor of a small-town newspaper, is faced with bowing to the policies of a new publisher or losing his job. To take her husband's mind off his predicament, Mrs. Leslie, who is a stamp collector, suggests that he return to his old hobby of photography. Meanwhile, their son Robert becomes so absorbed in his amateur radio set that he depletes his savings account and his studies suffer. In the midst of all this trouble, Mrs. Leslie persuades her husband to take a short vacation so that the publisher of his paper can reach an unhurried decision regarding Tom's future. Tom takes Robert with him to the mountains, where a friendly forest ranger asks them to watch for a pyromaniac who has been starting forest fires. The next day, a fire starts and soon threatens all the campers and farmers in the area. When the telephone lines fail, Robert saves the day with his shortwave radio, which the rangers use to summon help. Tom's hobby then proves valuable when his telephoto camera, which had been set to photograph a deer, reveals a picture of the pyromaniac. For his scoop, Tom is rewarded $2,000 and is reinstated as editor.
Director
William Mccann
Cast
Irene Rich
Henry O'neill
Jackie Moran
Aldrich Bowker
Jean Sharon
John Ridgely
Peggy Stewart
Jackie Morrow
Frederic Tozere
Albert Morin
Nat Carr
Sidney Bracy
Jack Mower
Don Rowan
Paul Everton
Frank Mayo
John Harron
Claude Wisberg
John Dilson
Creighton Hale
Bob Perry
Sol Gorss
Edward Dew
Glen Langan
Frankie Burke
Joanne Tree
Betty Jane Graham
Dorothy Gray
Betty-jean Hainey
Gloria Fisher
Larry Williams
Crew
William W. Brockway
William W. Brockway
Bryan Foy
Kenneth Gamet
Oliver S. Garretson
Esdras Hartley
Sid Hickox
Art Lueker
Frank Magee
James O'connell
Arthur Ripley
Howard Shoup
Jack L. Warner
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Notes
The working title of this film was The Hobby Family. Editor Frank Magee's surname is misspelled "McGee" in the onscreen credits. According to a Hollywood Reporter production chart, Gabriel Dell and Georgia Caine were to have appeared in this picture and Gordon Hollingshead was to have produced, but their contribution to the final film has not been confirmed. News items in Hollywood Reporter note that William Clemens was originally to have directed this film until the studio assigned him to Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase. Another news item in Hollywood Reporter adds that Jane Bryan was slated to play the role of "Evelyn Leslie", but her prior committment to The Old Maid prevented her appearnce in this film.
