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Grandpa Goes To Town(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-04-13
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Grandpa Sets The Gold Rush Pace... while putting new life in GHOST TOWN!
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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.
Languages: English.
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Movie: Grandpa Goes To Town
Top 9 Billed Cast
James Gleason
Joe Higgins
Lucile Gleason
Lil Higgins
Russell Gleason
Sidney Higgins
Harry Davenport
Grandpa
Lois Ranson
Betty Higgins
Maxie Rosenbloom
Al
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Higgins
Noah Beery
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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