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Five of a Kind

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A reporter and a radio broadcaster have a competition for a story about the famed Dionne quintuplets.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 07/22/2019
It's the twenty minutes in which the quints themselves are before the camera that make the picture worth seeing. And never mind the story. Go to Full Review John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 10/03/2014
2/4
'They sing! They dance! They act!' promised the poster for the film; in fact, 'the quints' go 0 for 3 in these talents, although the four-year-olds do struggle through a few verses of 'Frere Jacques.' Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 03/13/2024 Entertaining enough because of Trevor. See more 06/01/2013 good family com-dram See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Herbert I. Leeds

Director

Jean Hersholt

Dr. John Luke

Claire Trevor

Christine Nelson

Cesar Romero

Duke Lester

Slim Summerville

Jim Ogden

Henry Wilcoxon

Dr. Scott Williams
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Movie Info

Synopsis A reporter and a radio broadcaster have a competition for a story about the famed Dionne quintuplets.
Director
Herbert I. Leeds
Screenwriter
Lou Breslow, John Patrick
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 1938, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 23m