Career Woman(1936)
"All I wanted was love... now you want to hang me!"
A young woman graduates from a New York City law school, returns to her small hometown, and finds her first case is defending a childhood friend accused of murder.
Movie: Career Woman
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carroll Aiken
Barry Conant
Gracie Clay
Uncle Billy Burly
Everett Clark
Fifi Brown
Doc Curley
Chris Erleson
Bede Sanders
George Rogers
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