Down on the Farm

Excitement runs high when a family's farm is chosen as the site for a big cornhusking contest.

Cast

Jed Prouty

as John Jones

Spring Byington

as Mrs. John Jones

Louise Fazenda

as Aunt Ida

Russell Gleason

as Herbert Thompson

Kenneth Howell

as Jack Jones

George Ernest

as Roger Jones

June Carlson

as Lucy Jones

Florence Roberts

as Granny Jones

Billy Mahan

as Bobby Jones

Eddie Collins

as Cyrus Sampson

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