Movie: Woman in Distress

Top 10 Billed Cast

May Robson
May Robson

Phoebe Tuttle

Irene Hervey
Irene Hervey

Irene Donovan

Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger

Fred Stevens

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille

Jerome Culver

Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft

Stu Saddler

Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson

Editor Herbert Claxton

Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan

Slug Beemis

Paul Fix
Paul Fix

Emory

George C. Pearce
George C. Pearce

Sam, the hotel proprietor

George McKay
George McKay

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.

  • Release Date

    1937-01-17

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
  • Tagline

    Trigger-fast excitement!

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  • Languages:

    English
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