Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

NR 1940 · 68 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

Gran Higgins falls under the spell of a love-starved widow.

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair · Written by Taylor Caven

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The Higgins FamilyThe Higgins Family · 1938
The Higgins Family
★ 7.01938
MovieComedy
Pa Higgins' attempts at success in the advertising business are constantly frustrated by his eccentric family.
My Wife's RelativesMy Wife's Relatives · 1939
My Wife's Relatives
★ 7.01939
MovieComedy
It all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is ordered by his pompous boss Ellis to break up the romance between Ellis' son Bill and Joe's daughter Jean. Refusing, Joe quits his job and sets up his own candy company. It's a money-losing enterprise until Joe's wife Lil loses her diamond ring in a batch of candy and offers a $5000 reward to anyone who can retrieve the ring.
Should Husbands Work?Should Husbands Work? · 1939
Should Husbands Work?
★ 6.01939
MovieComedy
Joe Higgins' wife gets the job meant for him, so he stays home to do the housework. A Higgins Family comedy
Money To BurnMoney To Burn · 1939
Money To Burn
★ 10.01939
MovieComedy
In this episode of the Higgins Family series, pandemonium ensues when Ma enters a dog biscuit contest. The prize is a whopping $50,000.
The Covered TrailerThe Covered Trailer · 1939
The Covered Trailer
★ 7.01939
MovieComedy
The Higgins family prepares for a long-awaited cruise to Rio, but while father Joe bids farewell to his co-workers at the bank, mother Lil unwittingly sabotages their plans by telling insurance representative Wells that Joe is only forty-four, not forty-five, and is therefore ineligible to collect the annuity insurance that was to pay for the cruise.
Grandpa Goes To TownGrandpa Goes To Town · 1940
Grandpa Goes To Town
★ 10.01940
MovieComedy
Joe and Lil Higgins invest their life savings in a frontier hotel. Upon arrival, the family discovers that the establishment is smack dab in the middle of a ghost town that hasn't seen a human face in years.
Earl of PuddlestoneEarl of Puddlestone · 1940
Earl of Puddlestone
★ 10.01940
MovieComedy
When Betty's father sees the condescending attitude displayed toward her by a rich family, he decides to get back at them by making them believe that his family has "royal" connections.
Petticoat PoliticsPetticoat Politics · 1941
Petticoat Politics
★ 9.01941
MovieComedy
Pa Higgins has decided to retire but winds up being forced to run for mayor. Ladd is both boyfriend to the Higgins girl and the son of Pa's opponent.

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Down on the FarmDown on the Farm · 1938
Down on the Farm
★ 10.01938
MovieComedy
Excitement runs high when a family's farm is chosen as the site for a big cornhusking contest.
Olsen’s Big MomentOlsen’s Big Moment · 1933
Olsen’s Big Moment
★ 9.01933
MovieComedy
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Fascinating Youth
★ 9.01926
MovieComedy
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The Camera Cure
★ 9.01917
MovieComedy
A couple fires there butler over a misunderstanding. When the husband is sent off to hire a new one, he spends most of his time annoying a women in the park. Unbeknownst to him his former butler is there and take a picture of him which he intends to use to get his job back.
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 Grand Duchess and the WaiterThe Grand Duchess and the Waiter · 1926
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
★ 7.31926
MovieComedyRomance
Albert Durant, a young millionaire, poses as a waiter in order to woo an exiled and financially hard up Grand Duchess. She finds him impertinent and clumsy, but also quite fascinating. She takes him into her employ insisting he does everything she asks.
The GoatThe Goat · 1921
The Goat
★ 7.21921
MovieComedy
A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.
The Fleet's InThe Fleet's In · 1928
The Fleet's In
★ 7.01928
MovieComedy
A girl who works in a dance hall falls in love with a sailor, but he has the wrong idea of what it is she does and doesn't want anything to do with her.
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
Fighting BackFighting Back · 1948
Fighting Back
★ 6.71948
MovieDramaCrime
An ex-convict, freed to fight in World War II, gets a factory job and is accused when a bracelet is missing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Crack-UpCrack-Up · 1936
Crack-Up
★ 5.91936
MovieThrillerDrama
Betrayal and espionage abound as an experimental aircraft is readied for its maiden voyage.

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