The Covered Trailer is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Jack Townley.

[1][2][3] In this entry in the comedy series the "Higgins Family," the group must cancel a cruise to South America after the check they needed does not arrive.

To save face before their neighbors, the family embarks upon a wilderness fishing trip.

The family made a wise decision to forgo the cruise as the boat sinks and everyone is lost.

This creates havoc for the Higgins family neighbors who believe they went down with the ship.