Watch Too Busy to Work (1939) Official Trailer
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.
10 / 10 IMDb November 17, 1939 1h 4m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 4m
Release Date
November 17, 1939
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Jed Prouty
as John Jones
Spring Byington
as Mrs. John Jones
Kenneth Howell
as Jack Jones
Florence Roberts
as Granny Jones
George Ernest
as Roger Jones
June Carlson
as Lucy Jones
Billy Mahan
as Bobby Jones
Joan Davis
as Lolly
Chick Chandler
as Cracker McGurk
Marjorie Gateson
as Mrs. Randolph Russell
Andrew Tombes
as Wilbur Wentworth
Marvin Stephens
as Tommy McGuire
Irving Bacon
as Gilligan
Helen Ericson
as Betty
Harold Goodwin
as Raymond
Hooper Atchley
as Charles Carter
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Sherry Hall
as Anbruster
George Melford
as Dugan
Eddie Acuff
as Stage Manager
Edwin Stanley
as Frazier
Production Companies
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