The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)

Father goes to an American Legion convention in Hollywood and the family goes along, visiting a studio a causing havoc on the set.

Director:

Malcolm St. Clair

Writers:

Joseph Hoffman (story), Buster Keaton (story),

Stars:

Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jed Prouty	...	John Jones
Spring Byington	...	Mrs. John Jones
Kenneth Howell	...	Jack Jones (as Ken Howell)
George Ernest	...	Roger Jones
June Carlson	...	Lucy Jones
Florence Roberts	...	Granny Jones
Billy Mahan	...	Bobby Jones
William Tracy	...	Danny Regan
June Gale	...	Alice Morley
Marvin Stephens	...	Tommy McGuire
Hamilton MacFadden	...	Director Townsend
Matt McHugh	...	Charlie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phyllis Barry	...	Actress
George Chandler	...	Hotel Clerk
Heinie Conklin

Storyline

Father goes to an American Legion convention in Hollywood and the family goes along, visiting a studio a causing havoc on the set.

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Plot Keywords:

jones family comedy | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Família Jones em Hollywood

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Beaudine began the screenplay but withdrew from the project, leaving it unfinished. Harold Tarshis finished the screenplay and received credit for it. Beaudine did not.

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Connections

Follows Love on a Budget (1938)

User Reviews

There were 17 Jones Family films, not just one.

The 'reviewer' above states that The Jones Family in Hollywood was the only 'entry' in the Jones Family saga. Not so-not even close. According to the IMDb, there were 17 Jones Family films, and all were made in the span of 3 or 4 years, which is astounding! Jed Prouty always played the Dad, and though I haven't seen more than a couple of these fun but silly films, I believe that most of the films starred the same cast. Wish more were available on the rental market!

I recently met Sid Kibrick, who not only played the youngest son in the Jones sagas, he was WOIM, Butch's sidekick in fourteen episodes of the Our Gang shorts.