Hideaway

Fred Stone is the shiftless head of the family squatting in a house belonging -- unknown to anyone -- gangster J. Carroll Naish. One day Naish and his henchmen show up. Pretending to be city men intent on a hunting vacation, they become boarding guests.

Hillbilly comedies were popular, particularly at the short-subject length. Here, the genre is offered at second-feature length. There's plenty for other performers to do, from Emma Dunn as Stone's wife, to daughter Marjorie Lord, who wants to go to the big city, to grandson Tommy Bond. Still, the focus is on Stone, a star of stage and screen. He originated the role of the Scare Crow in the original Broadway production of THE WIZARD OF OZ. He appeared in a few silent movies, but his appearance in 1934's ALICE ADAMS brought him to the movie audience's attention. He retired in 1940 and died in 1959 at the age of 85.