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Dad for a Day
67%
Movie
11m
AI Analysis
Dad for a Day (1939) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Dad for a Day (1939) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The "Our Gang" kids encourage a shy man to take a widow and her son to a picnic. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~11 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Dad for a Day 67% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
67%
from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The "Our Gang" kids encourage a shy man to take a widow and her son to a picnic.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1939-10-20
- Runtime
- 11m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 370164
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Is there an official trailer for Dad for a Day?
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What is Dad for a Day about?
The "Our Gang" kids encourage a shy man to take a widow and her son to a picnic.
Is there an AI analysis for Dad for a Day?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Dad for a Day?
The official runtime for Dad for a Day is approximately 11 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
George McFarland
Spanky
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Robert Blake
Mickey Baker
Leonard 'Percy' Landy
Leonard
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Louis Jean Heydt
Bill Henry, Mickey's surrogate dad
Arthur Q. Bryan
Spanky's dad
Peggy Shannon
Mary Baker, Mickey's mother
Mary Treen
Employment Agency Receptionist
Walter Sande
Extra
- H
Harold Switzer
Boy in Back Row (uncredited)
- T
Tom Herbert
Gas station patron
Darwood Kaye
Club Member complimenting Mickey
- B
Ben Hall
Leonard's Father
Herbert Lom
Gas Station Patron
Milton Parsons
Mr. Kincaid
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