If I Had My Way Plot Summary and Details

Plot

In this musical drama, a construction worker becomes the guardian of a 12-year old girl after one of his buddies is killed. She and he head to New York to look for her uncle, a vaudevillian. With the help of a good pal, they soon find the uncle. The three searchers encounter trouble when the pal uses all their money to buy a ramshackle restaurant. Fortunately, the construction worker saves them by turning the dump into a red hot night spot. Songs include: "I Haven't The Time To Be A Millionaire", "Meet The Sun Halfway", "April Played The Fiddle", "The Pessimistic Character (With The Crab Apple Face)", "If I Had My Way", "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider", and "Rings On My Fingers".

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Family,Musicals

Run Time:

94min.

Distributor(s):

Universal

Director(s):

David Butler

Starring:

Bing Crosby , Gloria Jean , Charles Winninger , El Brendel , Allyn Joslyn

Keywords:

binge,business,construction,daughter,family,guardian,help,loot,nightclub,orphan,relative,restaurant,running,search,show-business,songwriter,uncle,vaudeville,worker