▁cast ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁comedy ▁p antom im ists ▁of ▁the ▁screen , ▁Dor othy ▁G ish ▁and ▁Gl enn ▁Hunter . ▁It ▁really ▁would ▁seem ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁couldn ' t ▁help ▁saving ▁the ▁film . ▁But , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁scenes ▁which ▁they ▁do ▁bright en , ▁they ▁are ▁amaz ingly ▁in effect ual . ▁Because , ▁apparently , ▁instead ▁of ▁letting ▁them ▁act , ▁if ▁they ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁act ▁by ▁themselves , ▁or ▁direct ing ▁them ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁every ▁one ▁who ▁has ▁even ▁seen ▁them ▁knows ▁they ▁can ▁act ▁on ▁occasion .... ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁all ▁Mr . ▁Jones ' s ▁fault . ▁He ▁had ▁no ▁story ▁to ▁begin ▁with , ▁but ▁merely ▁an ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁stock ▁rural ▁characters ▁and ▁s lap - st ick ▁small - town ▁situations ▁with ▁the ▁wit ▁all ▁worn ▁off ▁them ." The ▁Boston ▁American , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁found ▁the ▁film ▁quite ▁entertain ing , ▁calling ▁the ▁it ▁" the ▁kind ▁of ▁picture ▁to ▁which ▁one ▁can — and ▁is ▁ur ged ▁to — br ing ▁the ▁whole ▁family ." ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁G ish ▁as ▁J ol anda ▁Wh i ple ▁- ▁the ▁F la pper ▁ ▁Gl enn ▁Hunter ▁as ▁Nathan iel ▁H ugg ins ▁- ▁the ▁Boy ▁▁ ▁Tom ▁Douglas ▁as ▁Lem u ell ▁Phil pot ts ▁- ▁the ▁Bash ful ▁Boy ▁▁ ▁Raymond ▁H ack ett ▁as ▁Sh ipp ▁J um pp ▁▁ ▁Albert ▁H ack ett ▁as ▁Ho