My Wife's Relatives
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| director = Gus Meins
| producer = Sol C. Siegel
| screenplay = Jack Townley
| story = Dorrell McGowan
Stuart E. McGowan
| starring = James Gleason
Lucile Gleason
Russell Gleason
Harry Davenport
Lynne Roberts
Tommy Ryan
| music = Cy Feuer
William Lava
| cinematography = Jack A. Marta
| editing = Ernest J. Nims
| studio = Republic Pictures
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1939|5|20}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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My Wife's Relatives is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Jack Townley. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport, Lynne Roberts and Tommy Ryan. The film was released on May 20, 1939, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/84429/my-wifes-relatives|title=My Wife's Relatives (1939) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=November 1, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/my-wifes-relatives-v103445|title=My Wife's Relatives (1939) - Gus Meins - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|author=Hal Erickson|work=AllMovie|accessdate=November 1, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=5468|title=My Wife's Relatives|work=afi.com|accessdate=November 1, 2015}}
The film is the second of the nine-film Higgins Family series.
Plot
Joe Higgins is going to offer an expensive ring to his wife Lil to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, but gets fired from his job at the candy factory on the same day. Then Joe losses the ring and his son Sidney offers a reward to who finds it, meanwhile Grandpa begins to worry about the Higgins' finances and decides to marry a wealthy widow.
Cast
- James Gleason as Joe Higgins
- Lucile Gleason as Lil Higgins
- Russell Gleason as Sidney Higgins
- Harry Davenport as Grandpa Ed Carson
- Lynne Roberts as Jean Higgins
- Tommy Ryan as Tommy Higgins
- Purnell Pratt as Mr. Ellis
- Maude Eburne as Widow Ella Jones
- Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Ellis
- Henry Arthur as Bill Ellis
- Sally Payne as Lizzie
- Edward Keane as Jarvis
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0031700|My Wife's Relatives}}
{{Higgins Family}}
{{Gus Meins}}
Category:American comedy films
Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Gus Meins
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films with screenplays by Jack Townley
Category:Films produced by Sol C. Siegel
Category:1930s English-language films
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