Movie: Miracle on Main Street

Top 10 Billed Cast

Margo
Margo

Maria Porter

Walter Abel
Walter Abel

Jim Foreman

William Collier Sr.
William Collier Sr.

Dr. Miles

Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell

Mrs. Herman

Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot

Dick Porter

Wynne Gibson
Wynne Gibson

Sade Blake

Veda Ann Borg
Veda Ann Borg

Flo

Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty

Detective

Dorothy Devore
Dorothy Devore

Woman in Church

Jean Brooks
Jean Brooks

Nina

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  • Overview

    On Christmas Eve in the Spanish quarter of L.A. police try to arrest a couple running a shady floor show. Hiding in a church, the young woman finds an abandoned baby and uses it as cover to escape capture.

  • Release Date

    1939-12-19

  • Average

    5.447

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
  • Tagline

    Could she trust any man again?

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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