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Too Many Parents

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Producing House

Boys are sent to military school in order to get them out of the way of their too-busy-to-bother parents or guardians. Lonely young Philip Stewart writes himself letters his father should be writing. When his hoax is discovered, Philip attempts suicide.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1936-03-19

Runtime: 73 mins

Director: Robert F. McGowan

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Too Many Parents

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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