Collection

Jones Family

The adventures of the Jones Family

17 titles 1936–1940

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Every Saturday Night
Every Saturday Night
Title 1

Every Saturday Night

1936 ★ 7.0

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

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Educating Father
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Educating Father

1936 ★ 9.0

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.

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Back to Nature
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Back to Nature

1936 ★ 9.0

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.

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Off to the Races
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Off to the Races

1937 ★ 10.0

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.

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Big Business
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Big Business

1937 ★ 7.5

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

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Hot Water
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Hot Water

1937 ★ 6.5

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

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Borrowing Trouble
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Borrowing Trouble

1937 ★ 7.0

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

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Love on a Budget
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Love on a Budget

1938 ★ 8.0

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.

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A Trip to Paris
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A Trip to Paris

1938 ★ 5.5

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.

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Safety in Numbers
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Safety in Numbers

1938 ★ 7.0

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

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Down on the Farm
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Down on the Farm

1938 ★ 10.0

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

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Everybody's Baby
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Everybody's Baby

1939 ★ 8.0

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

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The Jones Family in Hollywood
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The Jones Family in Hollywood

1939 ★ 10.0

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

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Quick Millions
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Quick Millions

1939 ★ 7.3

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

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Too Busy to Work
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Too Busy to Work

1939 ★ 10.0

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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Young as You Feel
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Young as You Feel

1940 ★ 8.0

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.

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On Their Own
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On Their Own

1940 ★ 8.0

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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