In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their son-in-law.
Social & External
Narrator (voice)
The Son-In-Law / Husband
The Mother-In-Law (uncredited)
The Wife (uncredited)
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