
This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family contending with a troublesome (and possibly crooked) uncle while trying to cut household expenses.
Directed by Herbert I. Leeds, Love on a Budget leans on a strong ensemble — Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Shirley Deane — 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 comedy titles of 1938.
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A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
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