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Mary Jane's Pa (1935)

They Set a New High in Howls!

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : William Keighley
Writer : Tom Reed, Peter Milne

Synopsis

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and hits the road. Ten years later he comes back to find the newspaper shuttered and his family gone.

Actors

Aline MacMahon
Aline MacMahon
Ellen Preston
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Sam Preston
Tom Brown
Tom Brown
King Wagner
Robert McWade
Robert McWade
John Wagner
Minor Watson
Minor Watson
Kenneth Marvin
Nan Grey
Nan Grey
Lucille Preston
John Arledge
John Arledge
Linc Overman
Robert Light
Robert Light
Fred
Betty Jean Hainey
Betty Jean Hainey
Mary Jane Preston
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
Chief Bailey
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
Sheriff
Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale
Gene
Louis Mason
Louis Mason
Jones
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Watchman
Margaret Armstrong
Margaret Armstrong
Third Gossip
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Clerk Getting Tied Up
Joseph E. Bernard
Joseph E. Bernard
Plainclothesman with Sheriff
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Roughneck Leader
Bonita
Bonita
First Gossip
James P. Burtis
James P. Burtis
Motor Cop
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Watkins - Turnkey
Georgie Cooper
Georgie Cooper
Mrs. Bailey
Nick Copeland
Nick Copeland
Nick - Marvin's Campaign Worker
Don Downen
Don Downen
Youth
Frank Fanning
Frank Fanning
Plainclothesman with Sheriff
Roger Gray
Roger Gray
Bartender
Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey
Roughneck
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Roughneck
John Hyams
John Hyams
Man at Carnival with Big Hat
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
Bill - Printing Press Mechanic
Eddie Lee
Eddie Lee
Chinese Man
Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie
Waiter
Edward McWade
Edward McWade
Chuck - the Old Timer
Frank Meredith
Frank Meredith
Motor Cop
Sam Rice
Sam Rice
Marvin's Campaign Worker
George Riley
George Riley
Magician at Carnival
Rosalie Roy
Rosalie Roy
Secretary
Kathryn Sheldon
Kathryn Sheldon
Second Gossip
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
Roughneck
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Tom - Marvin's Campaign Worker
Helen Wood
Helen Wood
Extra

Crews

William Keighley
William Keighley
Director
Tom Reed
Tom Reed
Screenplay
Peter Milne
Peter Milne
Screenplay
Edith Ellis Furness
Edith Ellis Furness
Theatre Play
Robert Presnell Sr.
Robert Presnell Sr.
Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Clarence Kolster
Clarence Kolster
Editor
Esdras Hartley
Esdras Hartley
Art Direction

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