It's a Gift

It's a Gift

LOOK THIS GIFT IN THE FACE IF YOU WANT A BIG HORSE-LAUGH

NR 1934 · 68 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod · Written by Jack Cunningham

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