Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

Ohhh! Lou-eese!

NR 1938 · 55 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

The Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral deposit.

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair · Written by Dorothy Mannery

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Cast

Jed Prouty John Jones
Shirley Deane Bonnie Thompson
Spring Byington Mrs. John Jones
Russell Gleason Herbert Thompson
Kenneth Howell Jack Jones
George Ernest Roger Jones
June Carlson Lucy Jones
Florence Roberts Granny Jones
Billy Mahan Bobby Jones
Marvin Stephens Tommy McGuire
Iva Stewart Toni Stewart
Helen Freeman Mrs. Stewart

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