The Family Next Door (1939)
Directed by Joseph Santley
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Domestic Comedy |
Release Date - Mar 30, 1939 (USA - Unknown), Mar 30, 1939 (USA) |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Hugh Herbert is the head of The Family Next Door; he's a plumber of modest means and questionable skills. The rest of Herbert's family would love to climb the social ladder and improve their lot, but their dreams are always compromised by papa's ineptitude. In time-honored fashion, Hugh saves the day at the last minute with a sudden act of acute competence. Ruth Donnelly plays Herbert's beleaguered wife, while Eddie Quillan is the oldest son. Universal Studios' The Family Next Door looks like it was intended as the vanguard of a "B" series which never materialized.
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family, husband-and-wife, plumber, real-estate, investing, property, aspiration, failure, home