Too Many Parents
Too Many Parents
1936, English. Directed by Robert F. McGowan.
Boys are sent to military school in order to get them out of the way of their too-busy-to-bother parents or guardians. Lonely young Philip Stewart writes himself letters his father should be writing. When his hoax is discovered, Philip attempts suicide.
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Robert F. McGowanDirector
- Frances FarmerSally Colman
- Lester MatthewsMark Stewart
- Porter HallMrs. Saunders
- Henry TraversWilkins
- Billy LeeBilly Miller
- George ErnestPhillip Stewart
- Sherwood BaileyClarence Talbot Jr.
- Douglas ScottMorton Downing
- Colin TapleyMiller
- Buster PhelpsClinton Meadows
- Howard HickmanColonel Colman
- Sylvia BreamerMalloy
Details
- Released
- 19 March 1936
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Doris Malloy, Virginia Van Upp
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Too Many Parents runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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Too Many Parents isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 March 1936. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Too Many Parents?
Too Many Parents (1936) was directed by Robert F. McGowan and stars Frances Farmer, Lester Matthews, Porter Hall.