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Paddy the Next Best Thing is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter and Walter Connolly. The screenplay was written by Edwin J. Burke, based on the 1912 novel Paddy the Next Best Thing by Gertrude Page and its later stage adaptation.
Original Release
09/01/1933
US Release
09/01/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Janet Gaynor | Paddy Adair |
| Warner Baxter | Lawrence Blake |
| Walter Connolly | Major Adair |
| Harvey Stephens | Jack Breen |
| Margaret Lindsay | Eileen Adair |
| Fiske O'Hara | Mr. Davy |
| Merle Tottenham | Maid |
| Roger Imhof | Micky |
| Mary McCormick | Self |
| A. Trevor Addinsell | Sellaby |
Directors
Writers
J.M. Kerrigan, Edwin J. Burke, Daniel Jarrett, Patrick MacGill, Gertrude Page
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Janet Gaynor | Paddy Adair |
| Warner Baxter | Lawrence Blake |
| Walter Connolly | Major Adair |
| Harvey Stephens | Jack Breen |
| Margaret Lindsay | Eileen Adair |
| Fiske O'Hara | Mr. Davy |
| Merle Tottenham | Maid |
| Roger Imhof | Micky |
| Mary McCormick | Self |
| A. Trevor Addinsell | Sellaby |
| Frank Atkinson | Chemist |
| Joseph Crehan | Auctioneer |
| Claire McDowell | Miss Breen |
| Kathrin Clare Ward | Customer |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Collins |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Winfield R. Sheehan | Producer |
