Love on a Budget

Love on a Budget is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films.

Love on a Budget
Directed by	Herbert I. Leeds
Written by	Robert Ellis Helen Logan
Produced by	Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring	Jed Prouty Shirley Deane Spring Byington
Cinematography	Edward Snyder
Edited by	Harry Reynolds
Music by	Samuel Kaylin
Production company	Twentieth Century Fox
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date	March 4, 1938 (1938-03-04)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Chester Gore and Bernard Herzbrun.

Plot

The Jones' eldest daughter Bonnie and her husband Herbert Thompson have money troubles, which their uncle attempts to help out with.

Cast

• Jed Prouty as John Jones
• Shirley Deane as Bonnie Thompson
• Spring Byington as Mrs. Louise Jones
• Russell Gleason as Herbert Thompson
• Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones
• George Ernest as Roger Jones
• June Carlson as Lucy Jones
• Florence Roberts as Granny Ida Jones
• Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones
• Alan Dinehart as Charles M. Dixon / Uncle Charlie
• Dixie Dunbar as Betty Fisher
• Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire
• Paul Harvey as Emory Fisher
• Joyce Compton as Millie Brown
• James Blaine as Townsman
• Raymond Brown as Alf Bigsby
• Heinie Conklin as Small Furniture Mover
• Tom Dempsey as Townsman
• Eddie Dunn as Expressman
• Edward Gargan as Big Furniture Mover
• Johnny Green as Boy
• George Guhl as Jailer
• Arthur Hoyt as Fred - Chief Councilman
• Edward Keane as Bank Manager
• Pat O'Malley as Townsman
• John Sheehan as Fire Chief Nelson
• Edwin Stanley as Committeeman Emmett

Bibliography

• Bernard A. Drew. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.

External links

• Love on a Budget at IMDb