The Brown Wallet

Nan
1h 8m
1936

Overview

Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly approaches a wealthy aunt for assistance but is met with a stony-faced refusal.

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : Not Available
Released Date: 1936-07-20

Top Billed Cast

Patric Knowles

John Gillespie

Nancy O'Neil

Eleanor

Henry Caine

Simmonds

Henrietta Watson

Aunt Mary

Charlotte Leigh

Miss Barton

Shayle Gardner

Wotherspoone

Edward Dalby

Minting

Eliot Makeham

Hobday

Bruce Winston

Julian Thorpe

Louis Goodrich

Coroner

Dick Francis

Detective

Charles Hawtrey

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jane Millican

Miss Bloxham

George Mills

Detective

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