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Love on a Budget is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films. The Jones' eldest daughter Bonnie and her husband Herbert Thompson have money troubles, which their uncle attempts to help out with.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Chester Gore and Bernard Herzbrun.
Original Release
03/04/1938
US Release
03/04/1938
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jed Prouty | John Jones |
| Shirley Deane | Bonnie Jones Thompson / Bonnie Thompson |
| Spring Byington | Louise Jones / Mrs. Louise Jones |
| Russell Gleason | Herbert Thompson |
| Kenneth Howell | Jack Jones |
| George Ernest | Roger Jones |
| June Carlson | Lucy Jones |
| Florence Roberts | Granny Ida Jones |
| Billy Mahan | Bobby Jones |
| Alan Dinehart | Uncle Charles Dixon / Charles M. Dixon / Uncle Charlie |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jed Prouty | John Jones |
| Shirley Deane | Bonnie Jones Thompson / Bonnie Thompson |
| Spring Byington | Louise Jones / Mrs. Louise Jones |
| Russell Gleason | Herbert Thompson |
| Kenneth Howell | Jack Jones |
| George Ernest | Roger Jones |
| June Carlson | Lucy Jones |
| Florence Roberts | Granny Ida Jones |
| Billy Mahan | Bobby Jones |
| Alan Dinehart | Uncle Charles Dixon / Charles M. Dixon / Uncle Charlie |
| Dixie Dunbar | Betty Fisher |
| Marvin Stephens | Tommy McGuire |
| Paul Harvey | Emory Fisher |
| Joyce Compton | Millie Brown |
| James Blaine | Townsman |
| Raymond Brown | Alf Bigsby |
| Heinie Conklin | Small Furniture Mover |
| Tom Dempsey | Townsman |
| Eddie Dunn | Expressman |
| Edward Gargan | Big Furniture Mover |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Max Golden | Producer |
| Sol M. Wurtzel | Producer |
