Love on a Budget

"YOUNG LOVE HAS TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET...and Dad gets caught in between!"

1938 1h 0m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

“YOUNG LOVE HAS TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET...and Dad gets caught in between!”

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Cast

Jed Prouty
John Jones
Spring Byington
Louise Jones
Shirley Deane
Bonnie Jones Thompson
Russell Gleason
Herbert Thompson
Alan Dinehart
Uncle Charles Dixon
Florence Roberts
Granny Ida Jones
Kenneth Howell
Jack Jones
George Ernest
Roger Jones

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Herbert I. Leeds
Writers: Helen Logan, Robert Ellis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Jones Family" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Jed Prouty and Spring Byington and Shirley Deane carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "YOUNG LOVE HAS TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET...and Dad gets caught in between!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Herbert I. Leeds directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Jones Family" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Jed Prouty and Spring Byington and Shirley Deane carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "YOUNG LOVE HAS TROUBLE MAKING ENDS MEET...and Dad gets caught in between!".
6IMDB entry: tt0030390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.