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Plot

The studio concocted the film as a showcase for its 9-year-old discovery Joan Carroll, here cast as precocious Bridget Potter. Little Bridget has been willingly "kidnapped" by secretary Linda Norton (Ruth Warrick), who hopes that the girl's disappearance will precipitate a reunion between Bridget's divorcing parents (John Miljan, Marjorie Gateson). Instead, Linda's well-intentioned crime results in a film-length slapstick chase, largely involving two rival newspaper reporters (Eve Arden and Edmond O'Brien). Obliging Young Lady was directed by Richard Wallace, who as a former employee of Hal Roach Studios was well-grounded in this sort of frenetic farce.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
80min.
Distributor(s):
RKO Radio Pictures
Director(s):
Richard Wallace
Starring:
Joan Carroll , Edmond O'Brien , Ruth Warrick , Robert Smith , Eve Arden
Keywords:
child,custody,custody-battle,kidnapping,parent,reporter,rescue,resort,secretary,victim,youth