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A Girl with Ideas

A Girl with Ideas

SHE TORE HER COMPETITOR'S PAPER APART!

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DramaComedy

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A rich banker's zany daughter gains control of a large newspaper.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 November 1937

Country

United States of America

Cast

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Mary Morton

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Mickey McGuire

Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Frank Barnes

Dorothea Kent

Dorothea Kent

Isabelle Foster

George Barbier

George Barbier

John Morton

Henry Hunter

Henry Hunter

William Duncan

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

Rodding Carter

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Eddie

Ted Osborne

Ted Osborne

Bailey

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Al

George Humbert

George Humbert

Toni

Norman Willis

Norman Willis

Hanson

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