"Grandpa Sets The Gold Rush Pace... while putting new life in GHOST TOWN!" 13 April 1940 Comedy 66 mins
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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James Gleason as Joe Higgins
Lucile Gleason as Lil Higgins
Russell Gleason as Sidney Higgins
Harry Davenport as Grandpa
Lois Ranson as Betty Higgins
Maxie Rosenbloom as Al
Tommy Ryan as Tommy Higgins
Arturo Godoy as Arturo Godoy
Noah Beery as Sam
United States 13 April 1940
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