Jiggs and Maggie Out West(1950)
THE RANGE is ROARING...with LAUGHTER!
Monogram's Bringing Up Father series, based on the popular comic strip by George McManus, hit a high point of sorts with 1950's Jiggs and Maggie Out West. Joe Yule Sr. (Mickey Rooney's father) and Rene Riano are perfectly cast as nouveau riche Jiggs and Maggie, who head thataway when Maggie inherits a goldmine. As usual, Maggie spends her time trying to climb the frontier social ladder, while down-to-earth Jiggs is more interested in finding a plate of corned beef and cabbage.
Movie: Jiggs and Maggie Out West
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Jiggs
Maggie Jiggs
Dinty Moore
'Snake-Bite' Carter (as Jim 'Red' Bannon)
Bob Carter
'Bomber' Kulkowich (as Henry Kulkowich)
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Monogram's Bringing Up Father series, based on the popular comic strip by George McManus, hit a high point of sorts with 1950's Jiggs and Maggie Out West. Joe Yule Sr. (Mickey Rooney's father) and Rene Riano are perfectly cast as nouveau riche Jiggs and Maggie, who head thataway when Maggie inherits a goldmine. As usual, Maggie spends her time trying to climb the frontier social ladder, while down-to-earth Jiggs is more interested in finding a plate of corned beef and cabbage.
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1950-04-23
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THE RANGE is ROARING...with LAUGHTER!
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