Ron Ferguson Movies
In this action film, an officer is thrown off the force by his father the chief of police. The bitter ex-cop then joins a racketeering operation. The ring leader assigns him to drive a truck-load of armed hoods to ambush his father. Unbeknownst to the crooks, the ex-cop is still active on the force. The whole affair was a ruse to capture them. The brave cop succeeds in warning his peers of the ambush and the bad-guys die in a hail of bullets. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kane Richmond, Pauline Moore, (more)
- 1938
A French sculptor travels to LA and, with the help of Ace the Wonder Dog, pretends to be blind so he can sneak into a museum and reclaim some missing love letters. The amorous missives were written by his sister and could destroy her reputation. Someone has been using them to blackmail her, so her brother steals them. Unfortunately, they get mixed up in some shipping crates and get sent to California with a bunch of his latest creations. When the crooks learn that the letters are there, they too head for LA making the bulk of this crime drama a race to find those letters. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Dix, Whitney Bourne, (more)
- 1937
In this entry in the Jones family series, the father decides to run for mayor. Unfortunately, his own son gets his campaign off to a bad start when he prints a newspaper article quoting his father's nasty comments about the opponent word for word. This naturally causes political chaos on the home front and helps the rival candidate immensely. Eventually the mess is straightened out and the Jones family wins in the end. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, (more)
- 1937
Not a remake of the classic Laurel and Hardy 2-reel silent of the same name, Big Business was an early entry in 20th Century-Fox's Jones Family series. Mr. Jones (Jed Prouty) invests his life savings in an oil business, at the behest of football star Allan Lane. Neither Jones nor Lane are aware that the oil stock is worthless, and that their money has ended up in the pockets of racketeers. Awareness dawns when the oil wells yield only muddy water. Jones' oldest son (Kenny Howell) comes to the rescue of the hapless investors, while Mrs. Jones (Spring Byington) dispenses the "I told you so"s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, (more)
