Down on the Farm

"The JONES FAMILY ...takes over the farm chores...and come up with a bumper crop of crazy comedy!"

1938 1h 1m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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

“The JONES FAMILY ...takes over the farm chores...and come up with a bumper crop of crazy comedy!”

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Cast

Jed Prouty
John Jones
Spring Byington
Mrs. John Jones
Louise Fazenda
Aunt Ida
Russell Gleason
Herbert Thompson
Kenneth Howell
Jack Jones
George Ernest
Roger Jones
June Carlson
Lucy Jones
Florence Roberts
Granny Jones

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Writers: Robert Ellis, Homer Croy, Helen Logan
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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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

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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ERA

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Editor Harry Reynolds 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 Spring Byington and Louise Fazenda carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The JONES FAMILY ...takes over the farm chores...and come up with a bumper crop of crazy comedy!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Malcolm St. Clair directs. Edward Snyder behind the camera. Harry Reynolds 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.
288 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 Harry Reynolds shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jed Prouty and Spring Byington and Louise Fazenda carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The JONES FAMILY ...takes over the farm chores...and come up with a bumper crop of crazy comedy!".
8IMDB entry: tt0030077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.