Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
Comedy
Overview
Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile roam the country-side in a mule-drawn wagon, trading trinkets to farmers for chickens which they sell in the cities. Addie and her father love the care-free life, but Mrs. Fippany and Cecile want to settle down in New York City. As soon as the "chicken wagon family" reaches New York, Addie gets into mischief and a policeman, Matt Hibbard, helps her and falls in love with Cecile. He helps the family settle into a deserted firehouse which is up for public sale.
Cast
- Jane Withers as Addie Fippany
- Leo Carrillo as Jean Paul Batiste Fippany
- Marjorie Weaver as Cecile Fippany
- Spring Byington as Josephine Fippany
- Kane Richmond as Matt Hibbard
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Henri Fippany
- Hamilton MacFadden as Auctioneer
- Inez Palange as Mrs. Buzzi
- Hooper Atchley as Mean-Looking Man
- Wade Boteler as Policeman