Too Busy to Work
5.3
“Cornerstones! Committees! Little theatres! "Screwball" country cousins! The Joneses have never been so upside down. How would YOU like to have a "screwball" Joan Davis move in on you? Well, that's how the Jonses feel, too.”
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.
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17 films
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Quick Millions
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Cast
33 people
Jed Prouty
John Jones
Also in
Guilty Bystander
Pot o' Gold
Spring Byington
Mrs. John Jones
Known for
Meet John Doe
You Can't Take It with You
Kenneth Howell
Jack Jones
Also in
The Wrong Way Out
Ball of Fire
Florence Roberts
Granny Jones
Known for
Babes in Toyland
Les Misérables
George Ernest
Roger Jones
Also in
The Star Witness
Lady Behave!
June Carlson
Lucy Jones
Also in
Mom and Dad
Delinquent Daughters
Billy Mahan
Bobby Jones
Joan Davis
Lolly
Known for
Hold That Ghost
Chick Chandler
Cracker McGurk
Known for
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
I Wake Up Screaming
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Randolph Russell
Known for
You'll Never Get Rich
The Caddy
Andrew Tombes
Wilbur Wentworth
Known for
Phantom Lady
Meet John Doe
Marvin Stephens
Tommy McGuire
Also in
Mickey's Big Business
Speed to Burn
Otto Brower Director · Robert Ellis Writer Helen Logan Writer
United States release November 17, 1939 · Produced in United States
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 17, 1939
Theatrical
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