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1939 American film

My Wife's Relatives
Directed by	Gus Meins
Screenplay by	Jack Townley
Story by	Dorrell McGowan Stuart E. McGowan
Produced by	Sol C. Siegel
Starring	James Gleason Lucile Gleason Russell Gleason Harry Davenport Lynne Roberts Tommy Ryan
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Ernest J. Nims
Music by	Cy Feuer William Lava
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	May 20, 1939 (1939-05-20)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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

"My Wife's Relatives (1939) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
Hal Erickson. "My Wife's Relatives (1939) - Gus Meins - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
"My Wife's Relatives". afi.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015.

External links

My Wife's Relatives at IMDb

v t e Higgins Family film series
The Higgins Family (1938) My Wife's Relatives (1939) Should Husbands Work? (1939) The Covered Trailer (1939) Money to Burn (1939) Grandpa Goes to Town (1940) Earl of Puddlestone (1940) Meet the Missus (1940) Petticoat Politics (1941)

v t e Films directed by Gus Meins
Hi'-Neighbor! (1934) For Pete's Sake! (1934) The First Round-Up (1934) Honky Donkey (1934) Mike Fright (1934) Mama's Little Pirate (1934) Babes in Toyland (1934) Shrimps for a Day (1934) Anniversary Trouble (1935) Beginner's Luck (1935) Teacher's Beau (1935) Sprucin' Up (1935) Little Papa (1935) Little Sinner (1935) Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935) The Lucky Corner (1936) Second Childhood (1936) Nobody's Baby (1937) The Hit Parade (1937) The Californian (1937) Romance on the Run (1938) Ladies in Distress (1938) The Higgins Family (1938) His Exciting Night (1938) My Wife's Relatives (1939) Should Husbands Work? (1939) The Covered Trailer (1939) Money to Burn (1939) Grandpa Goes to Town (1940) Scatterbrain (1940) Earl of Puddlestone (1940)

Films directed by Gus Meins

Hi'-Neighbor! (1934)
For Pete's Sake! (1934)
The First Round-Up (1934)
Honky Donkey (1934)
Mike Fright (1934)
Mama's Little Pirate (1934)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Shrimps for a Day (1934)
Anniversary Trouble (1935)
Beginner's Luck (1935)
Teacher's Beau (1935)
Sprucin' Up (1935)
Little Papa (1935)
Little Sinner (1935)
Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935)
The Lucky Corner (1936)
Second Childhood (1936)
Nobody's Baby (1937)
The Hit Parade (1937)
The Californian (1937)
Romance on the Run (1938)
Ladies in Distress (1938)
The Higgins Family (1938)
His Exciting Night (1938)
My Wife's Relatives (1939)
Should Husbands Work? (1939)
The Covered Trailer (1939)
Money to Burn (1939)
Grandpa Goes to Town (1940)
Scatterbrain (1940)
Earl of Puddlestone (1940)

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