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Too Busy to Work
“Cornerstones! Committees! Little theatres! "Screwball" country cousins! The Joneses have never been so upside down. How would YOU like to have a "screwball" Joan Davis move in on you? Well, that's how the Jonses feel, too.”
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Movie
1h 4m
AI Analysis
Too Busy to Work (1939) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Too Busy to Work (1939) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~64 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Too Busy to Work 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Too Busy to Work is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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Synopsis
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1939-11-17
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- TMDB rating
- 10.0
- TMDB ID
- 298047
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What is Too Busy to Work about?
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their household chores.
Is there an AI analysis for Too Busy to Work?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Too Busy to Work?
The official runtime for Too Busy to Work is approximately 64 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jed Prouty
John Jones
Spring Byington
Mrs. John Jones
Kenneth Howell
Jack Jones
Florence Roberts
Granny Jones
George Ernest
Roger Jones
June Carlson
Lucy Jones
Billy Mahan
Bobby Jones
Joan Davis
Lolly
Chick Chandler
Cracker McGurk
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Randolph Russell
Andrew Tombes
Wilbur Wentworth
Marvin Stephens
Tommy McGuire
Irving Bacon
Gilligan
Helen Ericson
Betty
Harold Goodwin
Raymond
Hooper Atchley
Charles Carter
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Sherry Hall
Anbruster
George Melford
Dugan
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