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Directed by Herbert I. Leeds Music by Samuel Kaylin Initial release 11 August 1939 Music director Samuel Kaylin Written by Viola Brothers Shore | 6.4/10 IMDb Produced by Sol M. Wurtzel Cinematography Edward Cronjager Director Herbert I. Leeds Producer Sol M. Wurtzel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on The novel Chicken Wagon Family
by Barry Benefield Starring Leo Carrillo, Jane Withers Cast Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo Similar Hotel Haywire, Hot Water, Too Busy to Work, The Honeymoon's Over, Little Miss Nobody | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicken Wagon Family is a 1939 American comedy with Leo Carrillo in the role originally intended for Will Rogers before his death. Jean Paul Batiste Fippany (Leo Carrillo) and his family live a vagabond lifestyle with no home but their traveling wagon. Cecile Fippany (Majorie Weaver), Jean Paul's wife, has been secretly saving money to move into a home. When Jean Paul finds the money, his gambling addiction takes over and he loses the entire savings. Youngest daughter Addie (Jane Withers) catches the attention of policeman Matt Hibbard (Kane Richmond) when she leaves her coat in exchange for coffee and doughnuts. Taking pity on the homeless family, Hibbard shelters them in an abandoned fire station. Addie and her father begin selling bathtubs for a big profit, which earns them enough money to purchase the fire station building.