The Jones Family in Hollywood is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Harold Tarshis. The film stars Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, George Ernest, June Carlson and Florence Roberts. It was released on June 2, 1939 by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3][4]
| The Jones Family in Hollywood | |
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| Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
| Screenplay by | Harold Tarshis |
| Story by | Joseph Hoffman Buster Keaton |
| Produced by | John Stone |
| Starring | Jed Prouty Spring Byington Kenneth Howell George Ernest June Carlson Florence Roberts |
| Cinematography | Edward Snyder |
| Edited by | Fred Allen |
| Music by | Gene Rose |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film is one of 17 in the Jones Family B-movie series, the first seven of which were directed by St. Clair.[5]
Plot
editMr. Jones (Jed Prouty) decides to attend an American Legion meeting in Hollywood, and takes his whole family along. His teenage daughter Lucy (June Carlson) is thrilled by the romantic advances by a would-be movie star and cad, Tommy Mcguire (Marvin Stephens), who gets her a screen test. The test is a disaster, and the Jones family wanders through the studio, upsetting actors, directors and technicians. A happy ending is provided.[6]
Cast
edit- Jed Prouty as John Jones
- Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones
- Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones
- George Ernest as Roger Jones
- June Carlson as Lucy Jones
- Florence Roberts as Granny Jones
- Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones
- William Tracy as Danny Regan
- June Gale as Alice Morley
- Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire
- Hamilton MacFadden as Director Townsend
- Matt McHugh as Charlie
- Lillian Yarbo as Maid (uncredited)
- Phyllis Barry as Actress (uncredited)
Notes
edit- ^ "The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ^ Sandra Brennan. "The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) - Malcolm St. Clair | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ^ "The Jones Family in Hollywood". Afi.com. 1939-02-06. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
- ^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 42, p. 57n6
- ^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 147: “...seventeen Jones Family films in the series…” And p. 228: Filmography
- ^ Dwyer, 1996 p. 228: Filmography, plot synopsis
References
edit- Dwyer, Ruth Anne. 1996. Malcolm St. Clair: His Films, 1915-1948. The Scarecrow Press, Lantham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-2709-3