Ladies in Distress

Nan
1h 6m
1938

Overview

Alison Skipworth plays female mayor Josephine Bonney, at present having trouble dealing with her town's criminal element. Josephine enlists the aid of home town boy Braddock (Robert Livingston), a pretty tough customer himself, to take on the crooks.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Drama
Languages : English
Released Date: 1938-06-13

Top Billed Cast

Alison Skipworth

Josephine Bonney

Polly Moran

Lydia Bonney

Robert Livingston

Pete Braddock

Virginia Grey

Sally

Max Terhune

Dave Evans

Berton Churchill

Fred Morgan

Leonard Penn

Daniel J. Roman

Horace McMahon

2nd Thug

Allen Vincent

Spade

Eddie Acuff

Horace (1st Thug)

Charles Anthony Hughes

Lieutenant (as Anthony Hughes)

Jack Carr

Policeman

Walter Sande

Duncan

Billy Wayne

Brown

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