Calling All Pa's

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Calling All Pa's

1942

0h 9m

6.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.

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5 members

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Pete Smith

Narrator (voice)

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Dave O'Brien

Joe Thunderstruck

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Dorothy Morris

Mrs. Joe Thunderstruck

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Sarah Edwards

Grandma Vanderscnooze (uncredited)

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Fern Emmett

Grandma Thunderstruck (uncredited)

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