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Big Business

Big Business

Part of Jones Family

1937•1h 0m•5.0/10
Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.0/10(1)

A small town drugstore owner (Jed Prouty) hopes to strike it rich by investing his savings in an oil well. Comedy.

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Production

20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty

John Jones

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Mrs. John Jones

Shirley Deane

Shirley Deane

Bonnie Jones

Russell Gleason

Russell Gleason

Herbert Thompson

Florence Roberts

Florence Roberts

Granny Jones

Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Ted Hewett

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

Leland Whitney

Kenneth Howell

Kenneth Howell

Jack Jones

George Ernest

George Ernest

Roger Jones

June Carlson

June Carlson

Lucy Jones

Billy Mahan

Billy Mahan

Bobby Jones

Marjorie Weaver

Marjorie Weaver

Vicky

Wallis Clark

Wallis Clark

Mr. Rodney

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache

Maurice Cass

Maurice Cass

Judge

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Townsman Investor

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Miss Collins - School Principal

Sydney Jarvis

Sydney Jarvis

Townsman Investor

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Oil Man at Well

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Webster - Bank Representative

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