5.6Red Lights Ahead · 1936
Red Lights Ahead (1936) is a Family / Comedy film directed by Roland D. Reed, starring Andy Clyde, Lucile Gleason, Roger Imhof.
FamilyComedy
5.6Overview
A family loses its collective head going from rags to riches in this low-budget comedy from also-ran studio Chesterfield. Former slapstick comedian Andy Clyde starred as Grandpa Tom Hopkins who, after selling his junk business, moves in with daughter Molly (Lucille Gleason), her husband Ed (Roger Imhof), and their children Mary (Ann Doran), Edna (Paula Stone), George (Ben Alexander, and Willie (Frank Coghlan Jr.). Ed, who is a member of the town lodge "the Whales," is persuaded by Whitney (Sam Flint) the "Grand Harpoon," to buy $5,000 worth of shares in a promising gold mine, mortgaging the family home to do so. Soon the family is rich and everyone except Molly takes on airs.
Cast
Andy Clyde, Lucile Gleason, Roger Imhof, Ben Alexander, Ann Doran, Frank Coghlan Jr., Paula Stone, Jack Randall
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What is "Red Lights Ahead" about?
A family loses its collective head going from rags to riches in this low-budget comedy from also-ran studio Chesterfield. Former slapstick comedian Andy Clyde starred as Grandpa Tom Hopkins who, after selling his junk business, moves in with daughter Molly (Lucille Gleason), her husband Ed (Roger Imhof), and their children Mary (Ann Doran), Edna (Paula Stone), George (Ben Alexander, and Willie (Frank Coghlan Jr.). Ed, who is a member of the town lodge "the Whales," is persuaded by Whitney (Sam Flint) the "Grand Harpoon," to buy $5,000 worth of shares in a promising gold mine, mortgaging the family home to do so. Soon the family is rich and everyone except Molly takes on airs.
When was "Red Lights Ahead" released?
Red Lights Ahead was released in 1936.
Who stars in "Red Lights Ahead"?
The cast includes Andy Clyde, Lucile Gleason, Roger Imhof, Ben Alexander.
