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Release Year1936
Runtime1h 10m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresFamily, Comedy
Votes5
DirectorRoland D. Reed
WritersRobert Ellis, Helen Logan
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRed Lights Ahead
About Red Lights Ahead
A family loses its collective head going from rags to riches in this low-budget comedy from also-ran studio Chesterfield. Former slapstick comedian Andy Clyde starred as Grandpa Tom Hopkins who, after selling his junk business, moves in with daughter Molly (Lucille Gleason), her husband Ed (Roger Imhof), and their children Mary (Ann Doran), Edna (Paula Stone), George (Ben Alexander, and Willie (Frank Coghlan Jr.). Ed, who is a member of the town lodge "the Whales," is persuaded by Whitney (Sam Flint) the "Grand Harpoon," to buy $5,000 worth of shares in a promising gold mine, mortgaging the family home to do so. Soon the family is rich and everyone except Molly takes on airs.
Directed by Roland D. Reed, Red Lights Ahead leans on a strong ensemble — Andy Clyde, Lucile Gleason, Roger Imhof — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1936.
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