The Family Next Door (1939)

Director:

Joseph Santley

Writer:

Mortimer Offner

Stars:

Hugh Herbert, Joy Hodges, Eddie Quillan

Cast

Cast overview:
Hugh Herbert	...	George Pierce
Joy Hodges	...	Laura
Eddie Quillan	...	Sammy
Ruth Donnelly	...	Mrs. Pierce
Benny Bartlett	...	Rufus
Juanita Quigley	...	Susan
Thomas Beck	...	Bill Trevis
Cecil Cunningham	...	Cora Stewart
James Bush	...	Harold Warner
Frances Robinson	...	Jane Hughes
Lillian Yarbo	...	Blossom
Dorothy Arnold	...	Cashier
Mark Daniels	...	Bill Dillon (as Stanley Hughes)

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1939 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Amusing Hugh Herbert "B"

Neatly directed by Joseph Santley, this six-reel support provides more than passable entertainment. Not only is Hugh Herbert in top comic form, but he receives solid backing from Ruth Donnelly, Joy Hodges, Juanita Quigley and Cecil Cunningham. Even Eddie Quillan and Thomas Beck contribute something. And all the players are most attractively lensed by Milton Krasner's camera. The use of standing sets gives the film's production values an "A" look. What's more, the script doesn't strain for effects, but finds plenty of humor in credible and familiar domestic incidents. Some may be a bit dated, but they still carry a ring of truth which adds to the movie's appeal.