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Jun 4, 2019 · Prompted into playing uncle to young lingerie clerk, Kathleen Brown (Anne Shirley) - who was unfairly fired after millionaire playboy Johnny Kerrigan (James Craig) flirts with her in the store -...
- 4 min
- 2077
- Warner Bros. Classics
Unexpected Uncle: Directed by Peter Godfrey. With Anne Shirley, James Craig, Charles Coburn, Ernest Truex. A feisty retiree plays peacemaker for a young couple.
- (277)
- Comedy, Drama
- Peter Godfrey
- 1941-11-07
Seton coerces Clayton, the store manager, to rehire Kathleen, thus becoming her "unexpected uncle." As they are leaving the department store, Seton and Kathleen meet Johnny, who invites Kathleen to lunch at the exclusive Colony Club.
- Peter Godfrey, Clem Beauchamp
- Anne Shirley
Unexpected Uncle is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Coburn, Anne Shirley, and James Craig. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.
A bored retiree (Charles Coburn) decides to play matchmaker in Unexpected Uncle (1941).
In Palm Beach, Florida, elderly Seton Mansley, who lives in the Seminole Trailer Park, acts as a white knight of sorts to salesgirl Kathleen Brown in helping her get her job back after she is fired.
Anne Shirley & James Craig might be the romantic couple, but it's Charles Coburn who is the Unexpected Uncle (1941), and the heart of the story. A fake uncle guiding the life of two bewildered youngsters.
