Unexpected Father

{{short description|1939 film by Charles Lamont}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Unexpected Father | image =File:Unexpected Father.jpeg | caption = | director = Charles Lamont | producer = Ken Goldsmith | writer = Charles Grayson<br>Leonard Spigelgass | narrator = | starring = Baby Sandy<br>Shirley Ross<br>Dennis O'Keefe | music = Frank Skinner | cinematography = George Robinson | editing = Ted J. Kent | studio = Universal Pictures | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = {{Film date|1939|06|14}} | runtime = 78 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Unexpected Father''''' is a 1939 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Baby Sandy, Shirley Ross and Dennis O'Keefe.<ref>Rowan p.199</ref>

==Plot== When a former dancing partner is killed, an entertainer looks after his baby son with the help of his girlfriend and roommate.

==Cast== * Baby Sandy as Sandy * Shirley Ross as Dianna Donovan * Dennis O'Keefe as Jimmy Hanley * Mischa Auer as Boris Bebenko * Joy Hodges as Peg * Dorothy Arnold as Sally * Anne Gwynne as Kitty * Anne Nagel as Beulah * Donald Briggs as Allen Rand, theatre manager * Richard Lane as Leo Murphy, Booking Agent * Paul Guilfoyle as Ed Stone, Sandy's Uncle * Mayo Methot as Ethel Stone * Jane Darwell as Mrs. Callahan * Spencer Charters as Magistrate * Mary Field as Nurse

==References== {{reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Rowan, Terry. ''World War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide''.

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0032078}}

Category:1939 films Category:1939 comedy-drama films Category:American comedy-drama films Category:Films directed by Charles Lamont Category:Universal Pictures films Category:American black-and-white films Category:1939 English-language films Category:1939 American films Category:English-language comedy-drama films