
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores.
Directed by Otto Brower, Too Busy to Work leans on a strong ensemble — Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell — 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 1939.
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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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