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Woman in Distress (1937)

Trigger-fast excitement!

Genre : Drama, Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 58M

Director : Lynn Shores
Writer : Albert DeMond

Synopsis

Investigating rumors that a priceless Rembrandt, believed destroyed years ago, is actually in the possession of an elderly spinster, a male newspaper reporter and his female rival determine that it is genuine but subsequently learn it has been stolen by a gang of art thieves who plan to kill the spinster to prevent her from later identifying it.

Actors

May Robson
May Robson
Phoebe Tuttle
Irene Hervey
Irene Hervey
Irene Donovan
Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger
Fred Stevens
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
Jerome Culver
Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft
Stu Saddler
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
Editor Herbert Claxton
Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan
Slug Beemis
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Emory
George C. Pearce
George C. Pearce
Sam, the hotel proprietor
George McKay
George McKay
Detective-Sergeant Casey

Crews

Lynn Shores
Lynn Shores
Director
Edwin Olmstead
Edwin Olmstead
Story
Albert DeMond
Albert DeMond
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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