Pardon My Past
It's the promise of a rare good time!
1945 · 88 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy
Eddie York is mistaken for playboy Francis Pemberton and gets into trouble.
Directed by Leslie Fenton · Written by Karl Kamb
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Fred MacMurray Eddie York / Francis Pemberton -
Marguerite Chapman Joan -
Akim Tamiroff Jim Arnold -
William Demarest Chuck Gibson -
Rita Johnson Mary Pemberton -
Harry Davenport Grandpa Pemberton -
Douglass Dumbrille Uncle Wills -
Karolyn Grimes Stephanie Pemberton -
Dewey Robinson Plainclothesman -
Hugh Prosser Mr. Long - T Tom Moffatt Plainclothesman
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Herbert Evans Burch, the Butler
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