My Wife's Relatives is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Jack Townley. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport, Lynne Roberts and Tommy Ryan. The film was released on May 20, 1939, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]
| My Wife's Relatives | |
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| Directed by | Gus Meins |
| Screenplay by | Jack Townley |
| Story by | Dorrell McGowan Stuart E. McGowan |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
| Starring | James Gleason Lucile Gleason Russell Gleason Harry Davenport Lynne Roberts Tommy Ryan |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Ernest J. Nims |
| Music by | Cy Feuer William Lava |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film is the second of the nine-film Higgins Family series.
Plot edit
Joe Higgins is going to offer an expensive ring to his wife Lil to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, but gets fired from his job at the candy factory on the same day. Then Joe losses the ring and his son Sidney offers a reward to who finds it, meanwhile Grandpa begins to worry about the Higgins' finances and decides to marry a wealthy widow.
Cast edit
- James Gleason as Joe Higgins
- Lucile Gleason as Lil Higgins
- Russell Gleason as Sidney Higgins
- Harry Davenport as Grandpa Ed Carson
- Lynne Roberts as Jean Higgins
- Tommy Ryan as Tommy Higgins
- Purnell Pratt as Mr. Ellis
- Maude Eburne as Widow Ella Jones
- Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Ellis
- Henry Arthur as Bill Ellis
- Sally Payne as Lizzie
- Edward Keane as Jarvis
References edit
- ^ "My Wife's Relatives (1939) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "My Wife's Relatives (1939) - Gus Meins - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "My Wife's Relatives". afi.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
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