Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
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Charles E. Roberts
Leon Errol
Mildred Coles
Kenneth Howell
Cecil Cunningham
George Watts
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When business tycoon Daniel Boone Jennings bungles the elopement of his daughter Beatrice to bakery truck driver Jerry Grant, the snobbish Mrs. Boone is thrilled because she opposes the match. Mrs. Boone is determined to marry Beatrice to a member of the upper crust, and consequently, when Mrs. Georgia Whitley announces that she and her daughter Josephine are spending the weekend at the the country estate of Michael Prescott, she decides that the Boone family also should visit the country. To avoid spending time with the pompous Prescotts, Daniel pretends that a telegram he receives from his old friend, Horace Morris, inviting him to come fishing in Washington, Oklahoma, is really the Vice President summoning him to Washington, D.C. Daniel sets out for Washington wearing a top hat and fishing boots, and after he finds Chief Poison Arrow's son hiding in Horace's wagon, he is made an honorary member of the Indian tribe. Two weeks later, Daniel returns home and is greeted as a hero at the train station by reporters who think he was in Washington, D. C. discussing Indian affairs with Vice President Quimby. At the station, Mrs. Boone introduces her husband to their houseguest, the stodgy Michael Prescott, who she hopes will soon be her son- in-law. Upon arriving home, Daniel finds Poison Arrow and his companions, Wagon Track and Frozen Foot, smoking peace pipes in his study. They are followed by Horace, who has been sent to return the Indians to the reservation. When Mrs. Boone discovers her visitors, Daniel bluffs that the three were sent from Washington, D. C., prompting his wife to score a social coup by throwing a party for the Indians and Quimby. To placate his wife, Daniel dictates a telegram inviting Quimby to the party, then tears it up after she leaves his office. Unknown to Daniel, however, his secretary sends a copy of the invitation to Washington, D. C., Daniel plans to have Horace pose as Quimby, but when Horace is arrested on the night of the party, Jerry, who knows of the plan, decides to stand in for him. While Daniel goes to post Horace's bail, Jerry arrives at the party disguised as Quimby and is introduced to Beatrice, who recognizes him. Soon after, Daniel and Horace return home, and Horace goes upstairs to tidy up his disguise. Before he can make his entrance, however, Horace becomes locked in the bathroom and climbs out through the window. Daniel, unable to find Horace, hurriedly dresses as Quimby just as the real Vice President arrives and is seated at the dinner table. When Quimby excuses himself to take a phone call from Washington, D. C., Daniel, disguised as the Vice President, comes down the stairs and sees Horace and Jerry. The three imposters are arrested by Quimby's guards and taken to the Vice President. Amused by the deception, Quimby appoints Daniel to the Committee on Indian Affairs. When Daniel sighs that the only thing he really desires is for Prescott to disappear, his "blood brothers" kidnap the prig, clearing the way for Beatrice and Jerry to elope.
Director
Charles E. Roberts
Cast
Leon Errol
Mildred Coles
Kenneth Howell
Cecil Cunningham
George Watts
Eddie Conrad
Noble Johnson
Douglas Walton
Renee Haal
Georgia Caine
Lalo Encinas
Chester Clute
Janette Fern
Effie Anderson
Grady Sutton
George Mckay
Connie Montoya
Harry Harvey
William Haade
Frank Yaconelli
Joe North
James Conlin
Edwin Stanley
Clive Morgan
Dell Henderson
Charles Ray
Norman Mayes
Douglas Spencer
George Noisom
Crew
Howard Benedict
Doran Cox
Albert D'agostino
George Hively
Teddy Mangean
Hugh Mcdowell Jr.
Nicholas Musuraca
Van Nest Polglase
Bobby Rose
Luke Short
Paul Gerard Smith
Vernon L. Walker
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The working title of this picture was Little White Father. In the opening credits, star Leon Errol walks into the frame and comments disparagingly to the audience that there is no "Charlie" in the film. According to a news item in Hollywood Reporter, Russell Gleason was forced to relinquish the role of "Jerry Grant" because of illness. Another news item in Hollywood Reporter notes that this film marked director Charles Roberts' promotion from shorts to feature films.
