The Covered Trailer

The Covered Trailer (1939) — comedy film. Directed by Gus Meins. Starring James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport. This page maps 6 characters and 5 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

The Covered Trailer (1939) Poster

Interactive Features for The Covered Trailer

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Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 5 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A comedic tale of a family whose canceled vacation accidentally saves them from a maritime disaster, causing town-wide confusion.

Comedy · 7/10 · 66 min · 1939

Credits

Director

Gus Meins
Cast

as Joe Higgins

James Gleason
Cast

as Lil Higgins

Lucile Gleason
Cast

as Sidney Higgins

Russell Gleason
Cast

as Grandpa Ed Carson

Harry Davenport
Cast

as Betty Higgins

Mary Beth Hughes
Cast

as Tommy Higgins

Tommy Ryan
Cast

as Bill Williams

Maurice Murphy
Cast

as Widow Ella Jones

Maude Eburne
Cast

as Sheriff

Spencer Charters
Cast

as Otto

Tom Kennedy
Cast

as E. L. Beamish

Hobart Cavanaugh
Cast

as Horace Cartwright

Pierre Watkin

Universe & Franchise Timeline

The Higgins Family — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

The Covered Trailer is title 2 of 6 in the The Higgins Family release order. Previous: Should Husbands Work? (1939). Next: Money To Burn (1939).

Related Movies & Series

The Covered Trailer (1939) — Universe Link
Meet the Missus (1940) — Universe Link
Should Husbands Work? (1939) — Universe Link

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q21527574), public domain (CC0).