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Big Business is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films. The film's art direction was by Chester Gore.
The Jones Family invest in an oil well.
Original Release
05/31/1937
US Release
05/31/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jed Prouty | John Jones |
| Shirley Deane | Bonnie Jones |
| Spring Byington | Mrs. John Jones |
| Russell Gleason | Herbert Thompson |
| Kenneth Howell | Jack Jones |
| Allan Lane | Ted Hewett |
| George Ernest | Roger Jones |
| June Carlson | Lucy Jones |
| Florence Roberts | Granny Jones |
| Billy Mahan | Bobby Jones |
Directors
Writers
Robert Ellis, Helen Logan, Ron Ferguson, Eleanor De Lamater
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jed Prouty | John Jones |
| Shirley Deane | Bonnie Jones |
| Spring Byington | Mrs. John Jones |
| Russell Gleason | Herbert Thompson |
| Kenneth Howell | Jack Jones |
| Allan Lane | Ted Hewett |
| George Ernest | Roger Jones |
| June Carlson | Lucy Jones |
| Florence Roberts | Granny Jones |
| Billy Mahan | Bobby Jones |
| Marjorie Weaver | Vicky |
| Frank Conroy | Leland Whitney |
| Wallis Clark | Mr. Rodney |
| Irving Bacon | Mr. Kinney - Man with Toothache |
| Maurice Cass | Judge |
| Lester Dorr | Townsman Investor |
| Sarah Edwards | Miss Collins - School Principal |
| Sydney Jarvis | Townsman Investor |
| Fred Kelsey | Oil Man at Well |
| Charles Lane | Webster - Bank Representative |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Max Golden | Producer |
