Red Lights Ahead
1h 10m·
A family loses its collective head going from rags to riches in this low-budget comedy from also-ran studio Chesterfield. Former slapstick comedian Andy Clyde starred as Grandpa Tom Hopkins who, after selling his junk business, moves in with daughter Molly (Lucille Gleason), her husband Ed (Roger Imhof), and their children Mary (Ann Doran), Edna (Paula Stone), George (Ben Alexander, and Willie (Frank Coghlan Jr.). Ed, who is a member of the town lodge "the Whales," is persuaded by Whitney (Sam Flint) the "Grand Harpoon," to buy $5,000 worth of shares in a promising gold mine, mortgaging the family home to do so. Soon the family is rich and everyone except Molly takes on airs.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Andy ClydeGrandpa Hopkins | Grandpa Hopkins |
 Lucile GleasonMolly 'Ma' Wallace | Molly 'Ma' Wallace |
 Roger ImhofEd "Pa" Wallace | Ed "Pa" Wallace |
 Ben AlexanderGeorge Wallace | George Wallace |
 Ann DoranMary Wallace | Mary Wallace |
 Frank Coghlan Jr.Willie Wallace | Willie Wallace |
 Paula StoneEdna Wallace | Edna Wallace |
 Jack RandallNordingham | Nordingham |
 Sam FlintFranklin Q. Whitney | Franklin Q. Whitney |
 Eleanor StewartCeleste - the Maid | Celeste - the Maid |
| HHerbert CliftonPerkins | Perkins |