Boy Friend(1939)
Jane's gone romantic... but in that wild Withers way!
A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing there; otherwise, she's busy making love to a military cadet.
Movie: Boy Friend
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Sally Murphy
Sue Duffy
Billy Bradley
Jimmy Murphy
Ed Boyd
Greenberg
Tommy Bradley
Capt. Duffy
Cracker
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A cop pretends to be a crook in order to catch a gang of outlaws. The bad guys run a night club as a front. The cop's sister helps him by singing there; otherwise, she's busy making love to a military cadet.
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1939-05-19
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Jane's gone romantic... but in that wild Withers way!
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