Meet the Missus

1940 1h 8m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Gran Higgins falls under the spell of a love-starved widow.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roscoe Karns
Joe Higgins
Ruth Donnelly
Lil Higgins
Spencer Charters
Grandpa
George Ernest
Sidney Higgins
Lois Ranson
Betty Higgins
Polly Moran
Widow Ella Jones
Astrid Allwyn
Violet Stevens
Alan Ladd
John Williams

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Writers: Ewart Adamson, Val Burton, Taylor Caven
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Roscoe Karns and Ruth Donnelly and Spencer Charters carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032773 — 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

Malcolm St. Clair directs. Ernest Miller behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-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.
5Directed by Malcolm St. Clair, shot by Ernest Miller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Roscoe Karns and Ruth Donnelly and Spencer Charters carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0032773 — 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

Cinematography: Ernest Miller
Runtime: 68 min · 1h 8m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Meet the Missus (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.