Jones Family

Number of Movies: 17

Overview

The adventures of the Jones Family

Featured Cast

Spring Byington

Mrs. John Jones

Kenneth Howell

Jack Jones

George Ernest

Roger Jones

June Carlson

Lucy Jones

Florence Roberts

Granny Jones

Billy Mahan

Bobby Jones

Charles Judels

Giuseppe Galentoni

Chick Chandler

Doc Duggan

Isabel Randolph

Hortense Dingwell

Featured Crew

17 Movies

Every Saturday Night

March 13, 1936

First of the Jones family movies with kids who ignore father and get consolation from mother through a series of family episodes.

Educating Father

May 23, 1936

Jones family romp with father trying to convince son to follow him as a druggist, rather than becoming a pilot, until the son's piloting skills come in handy.

Back to Nature

August 14, 1936

The Jones family goes to a convention traveling in a trailer. The oldest daughter gets involved with a convict, the oldest son has a love affair, and the youngest son gets into photography.

Off to the Races

February 5, 1937

The Jones family's uncle George enters his trotting horse in the fair grounds race. The family helps raise the entrance fee and care for the horse.

Big Business

June 18, 1937

A small town drugstore owner (Jed Prouty) hopes to strike it rich by investing his savings in an oil well. Comedy.

Hot Water

September 24, 1937

The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous newspaper article.

Borrowing Trouble

December 10, 1937

The Jones family drugstore is robbed and it looks like the culprit is a boy the family has taken a liking to.

Love on a Budget

March 4, 1938

This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family contending with a troublesome (and possibly crooked) uncle while trying to cut household expenses.

A Trip to Paris

May 6, 1938

The Jones Family heads to Gay Paree in celebration of the 25th wedding anniversary of Pa and Ma Jones. It doesn't take long for the Joneses to be victimized by clever Parisian con artists.

Safety in Numbers

May 30, 1938

The Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral deposit.

Down on the Farm

October 11, 1938

Excitement runs high when a family's farm is chosen as the site for a big cornhusking contest.

Everybody's Baby

March 24, 1939

The Jones family encounters new theories of childrearing when an author arrives in town to lecture on the topic.

Father goes to an American Legion convention in Hollywood and the family goes along, visiting a studio a causing havoc on the set.

Quick Millions

August 25, 1939

In Hollywood the Jones family runs into crooks who convince them they have inherited a gold mine at the Grand Canyon.

Too Busy to Work

November 17, 1939

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.

Young as You Feel

February 16, 1940

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.

On Their Own

May 17, 1940

The Jones family (without father) head for California to open a bungalow court. To increase business they advertise for families with children and pets. A neighbor threatens to sue.

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