Movie: Why Daddy?

Top 3 Billed Cast

Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley

Joseph A. Doakes

Frederick Brady
Frederick Brady

Quiz Show MC

Richard Hall
Richard Hall

Bobby

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    When Joe Doakes listens to a quiz show on the radio and knows all the answers, his wife encourages him to go on a quiz show himself. He appears on a new show called "Why Daddy?", where a child and an adult compete against each other, with less than stellar results.

  • Release Date

    1944-05-20

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    5.2

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    2.6 starts
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    English
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