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Career(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-07-07
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Time: 1h 20m
A DELIGHTFUL PEEK INTO A TYPICAL AMERICAN HOME THAT COULD BE YOUR OWN! (original ad - all caps)
Overview:
Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart when they woo the same woman.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Career
Top 10 Billed Cast
Anne Shirley
Sylvia Bartholomew
John Archer
Ray Cruthers
Charles Drake
Rex Chaney
Edward Ellis
Stephen Cruthers
Samuel S. Hinds
Clem Bartholomew
Janet Beecher
Amy Cruthers
Leon Errol
Mudcat
Raymond Hatton
Deacon
Hobart Cavanaugh
Jim Bronson
Rowena Cook
Merta Katz (as Alice Eden)
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Overview
Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart when they woo the same woman.
Release Date
1939-07-07
Average
8
Rating:
4.0 startsTagline
A DELIGHTFUL PEEK INTO A TYPICAL AMERICAN HOME THAT COULD BE YOUR OWN! (original ad - all caps)
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