My Pal Gus
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Date: 07/01/2022

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#English-language_films
#1952_films
#1952_comedy-drama_films
#American_films
#American_comedy-drama_films
#20th_Century_Fox_films
#Films_about_educators
#Films_directed_by_Robert_Parrish
#American_black-and-white_films
My Pal Gus is a 1952 comedy-drama 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 day-care center.
Gus' teacher Lydia Marble （Joanne Dru） manages to curb the boy's prankishness, and along the way falls in love with Jennings.
Enter the villainess of the piece: Jennings' ex-wife Joyce （Audrey Totter）, who claims that the divorce is invalid and demands a huge sum from Jennings, lest she claim custody of Gus.
Dave Jennings is so focused on his Los Angeles-based business that he neglects his precocious five-year-old son Gus, who is constantly creating havoc in order to get his father's attention.
After Gus's latest escapade is cleaned up and paid for, Dave orders his long-suffering secretary, Ivy Tolliver, to find a new nurse for Gus, then leaves on a business trip.
Upon his return, Dave learns that Ivy has placed Gus in the Playtime School, and that he must meet with the teacher, Lydia Marble, to enroll Gus formally.
Rushed as usual, Dave tells the attractive Lydia that he will pay whatever it takes to keep Gus in line, but when Lydia explains that parents are required to participate in their child's education at Playtime,
Dave indignantly states that he knows all he needs to about Gus.
Dave is amazed by how well Gus responds to Lydia's instructions, however, after he smacks a schoolmate.
Believing that Gus can benefit from Lydia's tutelage, Dave agrees to keep him at Playtime.
As the next three weeks pass, Gus becomes contented and well-behaved, but on Dave's scheduled parent participation day, the businessman instead sends a ...