| Scattergood Baines | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Christy Cabanne |
| Produced by | Jerrold T. Brandt |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
| Editing by | Henry Berman |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 21 February 1941 |
| Running time | 69 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Scattergood Baines is a 1941 comedy-dramatic American film.
Guy Kibbee plays the title character. The plot has him choosing the small New England town of Cold River to settle down in, twenty years ago, and his present-day out-maneuvering the townspeople both when it comes to large matters (ownership of the local railroad) and small (the pretty new schoolteacher's hair).
The homespun but canny Baines was originally created by popular writer Clarence Budington Kelland in stories for The Saturday Evening Post, and a radio version ran from 1938 through 1950. This film did well enough at the box office to allow five sequels, all starring Kibbee: