Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family

1939 · 63 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile roam the country-side in a mule-drawn wagon, trading trinkets to farmers for chickens which they sell in the cities. Addie and her father love the care-free life, but Mrs. Fippany and Cecile want to settle down in New York City. As soon as the "chicken wagon family" reaches New York, Addie gets into mischief and a policeman, Matt Hibbard, helps her and falls in love with Cecile. He helps the family settle into a deserted firehouse which is up for public sale.

Directed by Herbert I. Leeds · Written by Viola Brothers Shore

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Jane Withers Addie Fippany
Leo Carrillo Jean Paul Batiste Fippany
Marjorie Weaver Cecile Fippany
Spring Byington Josephine Fippany
Kane Richmond Matt Hibbard
Hobart Cavanaugh Henri Fippany
Hamilton MacFadden Auctioneer
Inez Palange Mrs. Buzzi
Hooper Atchley Mean-Looking Man
Wade Boteler Policeman
Cliff Clark Horse Auctioneer
Abe Dinovitch Truck Driver

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