My Pal Gus

My Pal Gus is a 1952 comedydrama film which follows Gus George Winslow who is the young son of divorced industrialist Dave Jennings Richard Widmark. Unable to cope with Gus mischievous streak, Jennings places the boy in a daycare center. Gus teacher Lydia Marble Joanne Dru manages to curb the boys prankishness, and along the way falls in love with Jennings. Enter the villainess of the piece Jennings exwife Joyce Audrey Totter, who claims that the divorce is invalid and demands a huge sum from Jennings, lest she claim custody of Gus.

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