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Boy Friend
Boy Friend

Boy Friend

Jane's gone romantic... but in that wild Withers way!

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DramaComedyCrime

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A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing there; otherwise, she's busy making love to a military cadet.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

19 May 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jane Withers

Jane Withers

Sally Murphy

Arleen Whelan

Arleen Whelan

Sue Duffy

George Ernest

George Ernest

Billy Bradley

Richard Bond

Richard Bond

Jimmy Murphy

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Ed Boyd

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Greenberg

Robert Kellard

Robert Kellard

Tommy Bradley

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Capt. Duffy

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Cracker

Ted Pearson

Ted Pearson

Callahan

William Conselman Jr.

William Conselman Jr.

Arizona (as William H. Conselman Jr.)

Myra Marsh

Myra Marsh

Mrs. Murphy

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Matchie Riggs

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