Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) (MOD) "Childrens" Dollar-a-year-man Ed Browne (Sonny Tufts)

Dollar-a-year-man Ed Browne (Sonny Tufts) may be skilled at building bombers

a kept criminal

Using his unerring golden sidearm (gold also forms his spurs and vest cinch)

nimble repartee

Mathilda West (Van Doren) to head their science department

Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) (MOD) "Childrens" Dollar-a-year-man Ed Browne (Sonny Tufts)The screwball follow up to Brother Rat finds "Bing" Edwards (Eddie Albert) two years after graduating from Virginia Military Institute and up for a head coach position at his old alma mater against a fellow alum. On his way to New York to interview for the job, Bing is separated from his family after Commencement the "Baby" in the title swallows a diamond ring. Wayne Morris as Billy Randolph and Ronald Reagan as Dan Crawford add to the fun as old pal