

Safety in Numbers
1938-05-30 · 55 min · ★ 7.0
The Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral deposit.
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- Directors
- Malcolm St. Clair
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jed ProutyJohn Jones
Shirley DeaneBonnie Thompson
Spring ByingtonMrs. John Jones
Russell GleasonHerbert Thompson
Kenneth HowellJack Jones
George ErnestRoger Jones
June CarlsonLucy Jones
Florence RobertsGranny Jones
Billy MahanBobby Jones
Marvin StephensTommy McGuire
Helen FreemanMrs. Stewart
Henry KolkerDr. Lawrence Edmonds
Paul McVeyMr. Hensley
Edward EarleSloane
Wilfred LucasCouncilman
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