Grandpa Goes To Town

"Grandpa Sets The Gold Rush Pace... while putting new life in GHOST TOWN!"

1940 1h 6m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Joe and Lil Higgins invest their life savings in a frontier hotel. Upon arrival, the family discovers that the establishment is smack dab in the middle of a ghost town that hasn't seen a human face in years.

“Grandpa Sets The Gold Rush Pace... while putting new life in GHOST TOWN!”

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Cast

James Gleason
Joe Higgins
Lucile Gleason
Lil Higgins
Russell Gleason
Sidney Higgins
Harry Davenport
Grandpa
Lois Ranson
Betty Higgins
Maxie Rosenbloom
Al
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Higgins
Arturo Godoy
Arturo Godoy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gus Meins
Writers: Jack Townley, Jack Townley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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James Gleason and Lucile Gleason and Russell Gleason carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Grandpa Sets The Gold Rush Pace... while putting new life in GHOST TOWN!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032547 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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

Gus Meins directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Higgins Family" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5James Gleason and Lucile Gleason and Russell Gleason carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Grandpa Sets The Gold Rush Pace... while putting new life in GHOST TOWN!".
7IMDB entry: tt0032547 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 66 min · 1h 6m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Grandpa Goes To Town (1940)

Part of

The Higgins Family

The Higgins Family films was Republic Pictures' response to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's popular Andy Hardy series, as well as 20th Century Fox's Jones Family series. Nine films were released between 1938 and 1941.