Safety in Numbers is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series.
Plot[]
The Jones family patriarch, also mayor (Prouty), is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral deposit.
Cast[]
- Jed Prouty as John Jones
- Shirley Deane as Bonnie Thompson
- Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones
- Russell Gleason as Herbert Thompson
- Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones
- George Ernest as Roger Jones
- June Carlson as Lucy Jones
- Florence Roberts as Granny Jones
- Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones
- Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire
- Iva Stewart as Toni Stewart
- Helen Freeman as Mrs. Stewart
- Henry Kolker as Dr. Lawrence Edmonds
- Paul McVey as Mr. Hensley
- Bruce Warren as Morley
- Edward Earle as Sloane
- Wilfred Lucas as Councilman
- Harrison Greene as Councilman
- Raymond Brown as Councilman Benedict
- Dave Morris as Postman
- Ruth Clifford as Mrs. Hensley
- Robert Lowery as Harry
- Fred Kelsey as Cop
- Floyd Criswell as Motor Cop
- Frank Meredith as Motor Cop
- Hal K. Dawson as Cameraman
- Carroll Nye as Larsen
- Frances Morris as Waitress
- Edwin August as Customer
- Billy Griffith as Mourner / Customer
- Syd Saylor as Guard
- Cy Kendall as Chief of Police