Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

The JONES FAMILY ...takes over the farm chores...and come up with a bumper crop of crazy comedy!

NR 1938 · 61 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

Excitement runs high when a family's farm is chosen as the site for a big cornhusking contest.

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair · Written by Homer Croy

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Every Saturday NightEvery Saturday Night · 1936
Every Saturday Night
★ 7.01936
MovieComedy
First of the Jones family movies with kids who ignore father and get consolation from mother through a series of family episodes.
Educating FatherEducating Father · 1936
Educating Father
★ 9.01936
MovieComedy
Jones family romp with father trying to convince son to follow him as a druggist, rather than becoming a pilot, until the son's piloting skills come in handy.
Back to NatureBack to Nature · 1936
Back to Nature
★ 9.01936
MovieComedy
The Jones family goes to a convention traveling in a trailer. The oldest daughter gets involved with a convict, the oldest son has a love affair, and the youngest son gets into photography.
Off to the RacesOff to the Races · 1937
Off to the Races
★ 10.01937
MovieComedyDrama
The Jones family's uncle George enters his trotting horse in the fair grounds race. The family helps raise the entrance fee and care for the horse.
Big BusinessBig Business · 1937
Big Business
★ 7.51937
MovieComedy
A small town drugstore owner (Jed Prouty) hopes to strike it rich by investing his savings in an oil well. Comedy.
Hot WaterHot Water · 1937
Hot Water
★ 6.51937
MovieComedy
The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous newspaper article.
Borrowing TroubleBorrowing Trouble · 1937
Borrowing Trouble
★ 7.01937
MovieComedy
The Jones family drugstore is robbed and it looks like the culprit is a boy the family has taken a liking to.
Love on a BudgetLove on a Budget · 1938
Love on a Budget
★ 8.01938
MovieComedy
This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family contending with a troublesome (and possibly crooked) uncle while trying to cut household expenses.
A Trip to ParisA Trip to Paris · 1938
A Trip to Paris
★ 5.51938
MovieAdventureComedy
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.
Safety in NumbersSafety in Numbers · 1938
Safety in Numbers
★ 7.01938
MovieComedy
The Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral deposit.
Everybody's BabyEverybody's Baby · 1939
Everybody's Baby
★ 8.01939
MovieComedy
The Jones family encounters new theories of childrearing when an author arrives in town to lecture on the topic.
The Jones Family in HollywoodThe Jones Family in Hollywood · 1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
★ 10.01939
MovieAdventureComedy
Father goes to an American Legion convention in Hollywood and the family goes along, visiting a studio a causing havoc on the set.
Quick MillionsQuick Millions · 1939
Quick Millions
★ 7.31939
MovieComedy
In Hollywood the Jones family runs into crooks who convince them they have inherited a gold mine at the Grand Canyon.
Too Busy to WorkToo Busy to Work · 1939
Too Busy to Work
★ 10.01939
MovieComedy
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores.
Young as You FeelYoung as You Feel · 1940
Young as You Feel
★ 8.01940
MovieComedy
Father sells his drugstore and the Jones family heads for New York to enjoy sophisticated city life. They lose all their money before deciding to go back home.
On Their OwnOn Their Own · 1940
On Their Own
★ 8.01940
MovieComedy
The Jones family (without father) head for California to open a bungalow court. To increase business they advertise for families with children and pets. A neighbor threatens to sue.

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The Jones Family in HollywoodThe Jones Family in Hollywood · 1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
★ 10.01939
MovieAdventureComedy
Father goes to an American Legion convention in Hollywood and the family goes along, visiting a studio a causing havoc on the set.
Olsen’s Big MomentOlsen’s Big Moment · 1933
Olsen’s Big Moment
★ 9.01933
MovieComedy
Gangsters, gold-digging dames, and other assorted characters nettle an overworked custodian in this odd farce.
The Man in the TrunkThe Man in the Trunk · 1942
The Man in the Trunk
★ 9.01942
MovieCrimeComedy
The ghost of a murdered man returns to Earth to help a young couple find his killer.
Fascinating YouthFascinating Youth · 1926
Fascinating Youth
★ 9.01926
MovieComedy
Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry Jeannie King, an artist, but his father wants him to marry Loris Lane, but tells Teddy he can marry whom he pleases if he will make the Mountain Inn a profitable operation. Teddy agrees, and with the support of his friends arranges an ice-boat race with a $10,000 prize to the winner. A problem arises when his father refuses to pay such an amount. Teddy thinks one of his friends will win the race and refuse the prize, but champion racer "Duke" Slade shows up and Teddy knows he will take the money. Some movie stars show up and, while using their own names, are definitely not playing "Self" in this fictional film.
The Lighthouse by the SeaThe Lighthouse by the Sea · 1924
The Lighthouse by the Sea
★ 8.51924
MovieFamilyDrama
A lighthouse keeper and his daughter are in trouble on two fronts--if the authorities find out he is going blind they will remove him, and a gang of liquor-smugglers is trying to destroy the lighthouse so they can land their illegal cargo on shore without being spotted.
Young as You FeelYoung as You Feel · 1940
Young as You Feel
★ 8.01940
MovieComedy
Father sells his drugstore and the Jones family heads for New York to enjoy sophisticated city life. They lose all their money before deciding to go back home.
The GoatThe Goat · 1921
The Goat
★ 7.21921
MovieComedy
A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.
Why Beaches Are PopularWhy Beaches Are Popular · 1919
Why Beaches Are Popular
★ 7.01919
MovieComedy
This short was a promo piece for Mack Sennett's Yankee Doodle in Berlin
The BlacksmithThe Blacksmith · 1922
The Blacksmith
★ 6.71922
MovieComedy
Buster clowns around in a blacksmith's shop until he and the smithy get in a fight which sends the smithy to jail. Buster helps several customers with horses, then destroys a Rolls Royce while fixing the car parked next to it.
Bright EyesBright Eyes · 1921
Bright Eyes
★ 6.51921
MovieComedy
An oil heir and the daughter of a social climbing family are set to marry.
The Dancing MastersThe Dancing Masters · 1943
The Dancing Masters
★ 6.31943
MovieComedy
The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film. The plot involves the team running a ballet school, and getting involved with an inventor. A young Robert Mitchum has an uncredited cameo role as a fraudulent insurance salesman.
The Bashful BachelorThe Bashful Bachelor · 1942
The Bashful Bachelor
★ 6.31942
MovieComedy
Lum Edwards is annoyed with his partner in Pine Ridge's Jot-'em-Down general store, Abner Peabody, because Abner has swapped their delivery car for a racehorse. Lum, meanwhile, is too timid to propose to Geraldine.
JitterbugsJitterbugs · 1943
Jitterbugs
★ 6.01943
MovieComedy
The two-man Laurel and Hardy Zoot Suit Band find themselves fronting a scam for "gasolene pills" in wartime oil-short America. They are however soon on the side of the angels helping recover $10,000 for an attractive young lady whose family have themselves been swindled.
Time Out for RomanceTime Out for Romance · 1937
Time Out for Romance
★ 6.01937
MovieAdventureComedy
A girl escapes marriage and hitchhikes with a young man in whose car a jewel thief has planted his loot.
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 · 1942
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
★ 6.01942
MovieDocumentary
Narrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at Pickfair, "The White House of Hollywood."
The BullfightersThe Bullfighters · 1945
The Bullfighters
★ 6.01945
MovieComedyMusic
Bumbling detective Stan Laurel disguises himself as a famous matador in order to hide from the vengeful Richard K. Muldoon, who spent time in prison on Stan's bogus testimony.

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