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The Old Homestead (1942)

The Old Homestead poster
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy troupe gets into friendly mishaps while trying to save their family farm. It shows their silly adventures and attempts to outsmart a slick newcomer.

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What happens

The Old Homestead is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Dick Purcell, Jed Prouty and Anne Jeffreys. The film was released on August 17, 1942, by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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