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Woman Against the World

Woman Against the World

"I was trying to give my kid the breaks you men never gave me!"

Genres

DramaCrime

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A young woman marries against her father's will, but the happy life she expected turns into a series of tragedies.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 September 1937

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alice Moore

Alice Moore

Anna Masters

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Larry Steele

Edgar Edwards

Edgar Edwards

Johnny Masters

Collette Lyons

Collette Lyons

Patsy

Sylvia Welsh

Sylvia Welsh

Betty Jane

Ethel Reese-Burns

Ethel Reese-Burns

Aunt Frieda

George Hallett

George Hallett

Anna's Father

James McGrath

James McGrath

James Flavin

Harry Hay

Harry Hay

Henry Martin

Enid Cole

Enid Cole

Mrs. Martin

Grant MacDonald

Grant MacDonald

Jimmy Daley

Fred Bass

Fred Bass

Prosecuting Attorney

Reginald Hincks

Reginald Hincks

The Judge

Vivian Combe

Vivian Combe

Prisoner

Mary Heppell

Mary Heppell

Gilda

Michael Heppell

Michael Heppell

Steve

Arthur Kerr

Arthur Kerr

Man Thrown Out of Club

David McPhee

David McPhee

Taxi Driver

Violette Wilson

Violette Wilson

Prison Matron

Patrick Wormold

Patrick Wormold

Radio Announcer

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