Everybody's Baby (1939)

The Jones family encounters new theories of childrearing when an author arrives in town to lecture on the topic.

Director:

Malcolm St. Clair

Writers:

Robert Chapin, Karen DeWolf,

Stars:

Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jed Prouty	...	John Jones
Shirley Deane	...	Bonnie Thompson
Spring Byington	...	Mrs. John Jones
Russell Gleason	...	Herbert Thompson
June Carlson	...	Lucy Jones
Florence Roberts	...	Granny Jones
Billy Mahan	...	Bobby Jones
Reginald Denny	...	Dr. Pilcoff
Robert Allen	...	Dick Lane
Claire Du Brey	...	Nurse Cordell
Marvin Stephens	...	Tommy McGuire
Hattie McDaniel	...	Hattie
Arthur Loft	...	Chief Kelly
Howard C. Hickman	...	Dr. Jenkins
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Ernest	...	Roger Jones

Storyline

Bonnie (nee Jones) Thompson is pregnant and attends a lecture given by a quack doctor named Pilcoff, who, as soon as the baby is taken home from the hospital, sends Nurse Cordell, whom Granny Jones is soon calling "curdle-puss", over to take care and charge of the new arrival with the intentions of seeing that the baby isn't handled by or exposed to germs by the other members of the semi-massive Jones Clan. This leads to complications.

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Plot Keywords:

jones family comedy

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Taglines:

One Riot... Two False Alarms... And A Free-For-All!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 March 1939 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows A Trip to Paris (1938)

User Reviews

The 44 Year Old Hattie McDaniel

In the year that Hattie McDaniel became the first black person to receive an academy award for Best Supporting Actress, she appeared in this film doing what she does best: a mammy. She received fame and recognition quite late in life simply because she was on the road as a singer before making her screen debut in 1932.