The Jones Family in Hollywood

The Jones Family in Hollywood is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Harold Tarshis. The film stars Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, George Ernest, June Carlson and Florence Roberts. It was released on June 2, 1939 by 20th Century Fox.^[1][2][3][4]

The Jones Family in Hollywood
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Malcolm St. Clair
Screenplay by	Harold Tarshis
Story by	Joseph Hoffman Buster Keaton
Produced by	John Stone
Starring	Jed Prouty Spring Byington Kenneth Howell George Ernest June Carlson Florence Roberts
Cinematography	Edward Snyder
Edited by	Fred Allen
Music by	Gene Rose
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	June 2, 1939 (1939-06-02)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film is one of 17 in the Jones Family B-movie series, the first seven of which were directed by St. Clair.^[5]

Plot

Mr. Jones (Jed Prouty) decides to attend an American Legion meeting in Hollywood, and takes his whole family along. His teenage daughter Lucy (June Carlson) is thrilled by the romantic advances by a would-be movie star and cad, Tommy Mcguire (Marvin Stephens), who gets her a screen test. The test is a disaster, and the Jones family wanders through the studio, upsetting actors, directors and technicians. A happy ending is provided.^[6]

Cast

• Jed Prouty as John Jones
• Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones
• Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones
• George Ernest as Roger Jones
• June Carlson as Lucy Jones
• Florence Roberts as Granny Jones
• Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones
• William Tracy as Danny Regan
• June Gale as Alice Morley
• Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire
• Hamilton MacFadden as Director Townsend
• Matt McHugh as Charlie
• Lillian Yarbo as Maid (uncredited)
• Phyllis Barry as Actress (uncredited)