Woman in Distress(1937)
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Investigating rumors that a priceless Rembrandt, believed destroyed years ago, is actually in the possession of an elderly spinster, a male newspaper reporter and his female rival determine that it is genuine but subsequently learn it has been stolen by a gang of art thieves who plan to kill the spinster to prevent her from later identifying it.
Movie: Woman in Distress
Top 10 Billed Cast
Phoebe Tuttle
Irene Donovan
Fred Stevens
Jerome Culver
Stu Saddler
Editor Herbert Claxton
Slug Beemis
Emory
Sam, the hotel proprietor
Detective-Sergeant Casey
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Investigating rumors that a priceless Rembrandt, believed destroyed years ago, is actually in the possession of an elderly spinster, a male newspaper reporter and his female rival determine that it is genuine but subsequently learn it has been stolen by a gang of art thieves who plan to kill the spinster to prevent her from later identifying it.
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1937-01-17
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