Grandpa Goes To Town(1940)
Grandpa Sets The Gold Rush Pace... while putting new life in GHOST TOWN!
Joe and Lil Higgins invest their life savings in a frontier hotel. Upon arrival, the family discovers that the establishment is smack dab in the middle of a ghost town that hasn't seen a human face in years.
Movie: Grandpa Goes To Town
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Joe Higgins
Lil Higgins
Sidney Higgins
Grandpa
Betty Higgins
Al
Tommy Higgins
Sam
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Joe and Lil Higgins invest their life savings in a frontier hotel. Upon arrival, the family discovers that the establishment is smack dab in the middle of a ghost town that hasn't seen a human face in years.
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1940-04-13
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Grandpa Sets The Gold Rush Pace... while putting new life in GHOST TOWN!
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