Off the Record (1939)
She's got her hands full of TROUBLE adopting this dirty-faced "angel".
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 1H 11M
Director : James Flood
Escritor : Niven Busch, Lawrence Kimble, Earl Baldwin
Sinopse
After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go to prison.
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