# The Higgins Family

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{{short description|1938 film by Gus Meins}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Higgins Family
| image          = File:The Higgins Family.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| director       = [Gus Meins](/source/Gus_Meins)
| producer       = [Sol C. Siegel](/source/Sol_C._Siegel)
| screenplay     = [Paul Gerard Smith](/source/Paul_Gerard_Smith)<br>[Jack Townley](/source/Jack_Townley)
| story          = Richard English 
| starring       = [James Gleason](/source/James_Gleason)<br>[Lucile Gleason](/source/Lucile_Gleason)<br>[Russell Gleason](/source/Russell_Gleason)<br>[Lynne Roberts](/source/Lynne_Roberts_(actress))<br>[Harry Davenport](/source/Harry_Davenport_(actor))<br>[William Bakewell](/source/William_Bakewell)
| music          = [Cy Feuer](/source/Cy_Feuer)
| cinematography = [Jack A. Marta](/source/Jack_A._Marta)
| editing        = Ernest J. Nims
| studio         = [Republic Pictures](/source/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](/source/comedy_film) directed by [Gus Meins](/source/Gus_Meins) and written by [Paul Gerard Smith](/source/Paul_Gerard_Smith) and [Jack Townley](/source/Jack_Townley). The film stars [James Gleason](/source/James_Gleason), [Lucile Gleason](/source/Lucile_Gleason), [Russell Gleason](/source/Russell_Gleason), [Lynne Roberts](/source/Lynne_Roberts_(actress)), [Harry Davenport](/source/Harry_Davenport_(actor)) and [William Bakewell](/source/William_Bakewell). The film was released on August 29, 1938, by [Republic Pictures](/source/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](/source/James_Gleason) as Joe Higgins
*[Lucile Gleason](/source/Lucile_Gleason) as Lillian Higgins
*[Russell Gleason](/source/Russell_Gleason) as Sidney Higgins
*[Lynne Roberts](/source/Lynne_Roberts_(actress)) as Marian Higgins 
*[Harry Davenport](/source/Harry_Davenport_(actor)) as Grandpa William Jordan
*[William Bakewell](/source/William_Bakewell) as Eddie Davis
*[Paul Harvey](/source/Paul_Harvey_(actor)) as Ollie Thornwald
*[Wallis Clark](/source/Wallis_Clark) as George W. Bradshaw
*[Sally Payne](/source/Sally_Payne) as Lizzie
*[Richard Tucker](/source/Richard_Tucker_(actor)) as Burgess
*[Doreen McKay](/source/Doreen_McKay) as Miss Keene
*[Franklin Parker](/source/Franklin_Parker) as Reynard
*[Gay Seabrook](/source/Gay_Seabrook) as Lydia Amesworth

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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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

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