A Trip to Paris

A Trip to Paris

MOM AND THE KIDS CAN'T PARLEY VOO A WORD...but how Dad's money talks!

NR 1938 · 64 min · ★ 5.5 · Adventure, Comedy

The Jones Family heads to Gay Paree in celebration of the 25th wedding anniversary of Pa and Ma Jones. It doesn't take long for the Joneses to be victimized by clever Parisian con artists.

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair · Written by Robert Ellis

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