Midnight Madonna (1937)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 56M

Director : James Flood

Synopsis

A habitual gambler comes to the aid of a desperate woman after her daughter inherits a fortune and is underhandedly taken by her estranged father.

Actors

Warren William
Warren William
Blackie Denbo
Mady Correll
Mady Correll
Kay Barrie
Kitty Clancy
Kitty Clancy
Penny Long
Edward Ellis
Edward Ellis
Judge Clark
Robert Baldwin
Robert Baldwin
Vinny Long
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
Stuart Kirkland
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Wolfe
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
Moe Grinnell
Irene Franklin
Irene Franklin
Cafe Proprietor
Nick Copeland
Nick Copeland
Ed Kerrigan
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
Vincent Long II
May Wallace
May Wallace
Mrs. Withers
Buddy Messinger
Buddy Messinger
Messenger
Jack Rube Clifford
Jack Rube Clifford

Crews

James Flood
James Flood
Director
Doris Malloy
Doris Malloy
Writer
Gladys Lehman
Gladys Lehman
Writer
David Boehm
David Boehm
Story
Emanuel Cohen
Emanuel Cohen
Producer
Leonard Goldstein
Leonard Goldstein
Associate Producer
Robert Pittack
Robert Pittack
Director of Photography
Ray Curtiss
Ray Curtiss
Editor
Wiard B. Ihnen
Wiard B. Ihnen
Art Direction
Joseph H. Nadel
Joseph H. Nadel
Production Manager

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