Too Busy to Work

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Too Busy to Work ★★½ 1932

Hobo Jubilo (Rogers) has been searching for the man who ran off with his wife and daughter long ago. He becomes a reluctant handyman at Judge Hardy's (Burton) and discovers his daughter Rose (Nixon) is happy and living the good life and that his wife has died. Jublio decides to keep his identity a secret and encourages Rose's romance with Dan (Powell). Rogers remade his 1919 silent “Jubilo.” 70m/B DVD . Will Rogers, Marion (Marian) Nixon, Dick Powell, Frederick Burton, Daniel Cosgrove, Louise Beavers, Charles Middleton, Bert Hanlon, Constantine Romanoff; D: John Blystone; W: Barry Connors, Philip Klein; C: Charles Clarke.