| Quick Millions | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
| Written by |
Buster Keaton (story) Joseph Hoffman (story) |
| Produced by | John Stone |
| Starring |
Jed Prouty Spring Byington |
| Edited by | Harry Reynolds |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Quick Millions is a 1939 American comedy film co-written by Buster Keaton, one of the series of seventeen Jones Family films beginning with Every Saturday Night (1936) and ending with On Their Own (1940). Spring Byington appeared in all seventeen; Jed Prouty in all but the last one. This is one of the two Jones Family films with gags and a story line provided by Keaton, briefly moonlighting from MGM for his old friend Malcolm St. Clair, the director of this film. [1]
Plot
The Jonses are convinced that they have bought the Grand Canyon.
Cast
- Jed Prouty as John Jones
- Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones
- Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones
- George Ernest as Roger Jones
- June Carlson as Lucy Jones
- Florence Roberts as Granny Jones
- Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones
- Eddie Collins as Henry 'Beaver' Howard
- Robert Shaw as National Park Ranger Barry Frazier
- Helen Ericson as Daisy Landers
- Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire
- Paul Hurst as Sheriff
- John T. Murray as Professor Pete Mathews
- George Lynn as H. Jenkins 'Hank' Pierson
- Horace McMahon as Floyd 'Bat' Douglas
- John Sheehan as Fire Chief
- Eddie Dunn as Deputy Sheriff
- George Guhl as Deputy and Jailer
- Billy Griffith as Druggist
- Edwin Gaffney as Gas Station Attendant
- Edward McWade as Storekeeper
- Arthur Rankin as Notary
- Clarence Wilson as Assayer
- Douglas Gerrard as Indian
References
- ^ Keaton, the Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down, Tom Dardis, pgs. 246-248
External links
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| Quick Millions | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
| Written by |
Buster Keaton (story) Joseph Hoffman (story) |
| Produced by | John Stone |
| Starring |
Jed Prouty Spring Byington |
| Edited by | Harry Reynolds |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
Release date |
|
Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Quick Millions is a 1939 American comedy film co-written by Buster Keaton, one of the series of seventeen Jones Family films beginning with Every Saturday Night (1936) and ending with On Their Own (1940). Spring Byington appeared in all seventeen; Jed Prouty in all but the last one. This is one of the two Jones Family films with gags and a story line provided by Keaton, briefly moonlighting from MGM for his old friend Malcolm St. Clair, the director of this film. [1]
Plot
The Jonses are convinced that they have bought the Grand Canyon.
Cast
- Jed Prouty as John Jones
- Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones
- Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones
- George Ernest as Roger Jones
- June Carlson as Lucy Jones
- Florence Roberts as Granny Jones
- Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones
- Eddie Collins as Henry 'Beaver' Howard
- Robert Shaw as National Park Ranger Barry Frazier
- Helen Ericson as Daisy Landers
- Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire
- Paul Hurst as Sheriff
- John T. Murray as Professor Pete Mathews
- George Lynn as H. Jenkins 'Hank' Pierson
- Horace McMahon as Floyd 'Bat' Douglas
- John Sheehan as Fire Chief
- Eddie Dunn as Deputy Sheriff
- George Guhl as Deputy and Jailer
- Billy Griffith as Druggist
- Edwin Gaffney as Gas Station Attendant
- Edward McWade as Storekeeper
- Arthur Rankin as Notary
- Clarence Wilson as Assayer
- Douglas Gerrard as Indian
References
- ^ Keaton, the Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down, Tom Dardis, pgs. 246-248
External links
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