Everybody's Baby

"One Riot... Two False Alarms... And A Free-For-All!"

1939 1h 1m EN

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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

“One Riot... Two False Alarms... And A Free-For-All!”

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Cast

Jed Prouty
John Jones
Shirley Deane
Bonnie Thompson
Spring Byington
Mrs. John Jones
Russell Gleason
Herbert Thompson
June Carlson
Lucy Jones
Florence Roberts
Granny Jones
Billy Mahan
Bobby Jones
Reginald Denny
Dr. Pilcoff

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Writers: Elizabeth Reinhardt, Hilda Stone, Karen DeWolf
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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87 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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Malcolm St. Clair, shot by Edward Snyder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Norman Colbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One Riot... Two False Alarms... And A Free-For-All!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031283 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Malcolm St. Clair directs. Edward Snyder behind the camera. Norman Colbert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Jones Family" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Malcolm St. Clair, shot by Edward Snyder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Norman Colbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jed Prouty and Shirley Deane and Spring Byington carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "One Riot... Two False Alarms... And A Free-For-All!".
8IMDB entry: tt0031283 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.