The Higgins Family

{{short description|1938 film by Gus Meins}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Higgins Family | image = File:The Higgins Family.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Gus Meins | producer = Sol C. Siegel | screenplay = Paul Gerard Smith Jack Townley | story = Richard English | starring = James Gleason Lucile Gleason Russell Gleason Lynne Roberts Harry Davenport William Bakewell | music = Cy Feuer | cinematography = Jack A. Marta | editing = Ernest J. Nims | studio = Republic Pictures | distributor = Republic Pictures | released = {{Film date|1938|8|29}} | runtime = 54 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''The Higgins Family''''' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Paul Gerard Smith and Jack Townley. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Lynne Roberts, Harry Davenport and William Bakewell. The film was released on August 29, 1938, by Republic Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77959/the-higgins-family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213022841/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77959/The-Higgins-Family/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 13, 2014 |title=The Higgins Family (1938) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-higgins-family-v95123 |title=The Higgins Family (1938) - Gus Meins |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2018-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=5728 |title=The Higgins Family |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref>

==Plot== {{no plot|date=November 2018}}

==Cast== *James Gleason as Joe Higgins *Lucile Gleason as Lillian Higgins *Russell Gleason as Sidney Higgins *Lynne Roberts as Marian Higgins *Harry Davenport as Grandpa William Jordan *William Bakewell as Eddie Davis *Paul Harvey as Ollie Thornwald *Wallis Clark as George W. Bradshaw *Sally Payne as Lizzie *Richard Tucker as Burgess *Doreen McKay as Miss Keene *Franklin Parker as Reynard *Gay Seabrook as Lydia Amesworth

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0030233|The Higgins Family}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins Family}} Category:1938 films Category:American comedy films Category:1938 comedy films Category:Republic Pictures films Category:Films directed by Gus Meins Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films with screenplays by Jack Townley Category:Films produced by Sol C. Siegel Category:1938 English-language films Category:1938 American films Category:English-language comedy films