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The Girl from Nowhere
The Girl from Nowhere

The Girl from Nowhere

Genres

Comedy

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Dress shop owner, Tillie Tucker, lands a job at a Hollywood film studio and brings her boyfriend and employee, Miss Boyle, out West.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

20 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

05 August 1928

Country

United States of America

Cast

Daphne Pollard

Daphne Pollard

Tillie Tucker - Wardrobe Mistress

Mack Swain

Mack Swain

Wilbur Ashcraft

Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Constable Billy Barnes

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner

Dot Farley

Dot Farley

Sunshine Hart

Sunshine Hart

Andy Clyde

Andy Clyde

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