Nature reporter Orville Shanks retreats to the woods for material for his "Our Wild Friends" column and to volunteer for his favorite cause, the Boy Scouts. When Orville's editor, Crane, orders him to spice up his column, Orville's wife Melba writes a gossip column using animals as metaphors for people. Crane loves Melba's article and gives Orville a raise, and the column becomes a hit.
Cast
Charles Ruggles
Orville Shanks
Alice Brady
Melba Shanks
Lyle Talbot
Crane
Benny Baker
Sparrow
Gene Lockhart
Bottles
Jack La Rue
Cruger
Jon Hall
Scoutmaster Davis
Frankie Darro
Bob
William Demarest
Droopy
Robert Baldwin
Jimmy Jeeper
Nick Stewart
Butler (as Nicodemus)
Paul Harvey
Brannigan
Theodore von Eltz
District Attorney Adams
Duke York
Cruger's Henchman
Charles C. Wilson
Detective
Crew
Norman Z. McLeod
Director
Dore Schary
Screenplay
John Francis Larkin
Story
George McGuire
Editor
Robert Pittack
Director of Photography
Earl Rettig
Assistant Director
Emanuel Cohen
Producer
Charles Bradshaw
Original Music Composer
Leo Shuken
Original Music Composer
Sam Coslow
Original Music Composer
Joseph H. Nadel
Production Manager
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