My Wife's Relatives(1939)
It all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is ordered by his pompous boss Ellis to break up the romance between Ellis' son Bill and Joe's daughter Jean. Refusing, Joe quits his job and sets up his own candy company. It's a money-losing enterprise until Joe's wife Lil loses her diamond ring in a batch of candy and offers a $5000 reward to anyone who can retrieve the ring.
Movie: My Wife's Relatives
Top 10 Billed Cast
Joe Higgins
Lil Higgins
Sidney Higgins
Grandpa Ed Carson
Jean Higgins
Tommy Higgins
Mr. Ellis
Widow Ella Jones
Mrs. Ellis
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