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Boy Friend(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-05-19
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1 Votes
Time: 1h 10m
Jane's gone romantic... but in that wild Withers way!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Boy Friend
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jane Withers
Sally Murphy
Arleen Whelan
Sue Duffy
George Ernest
Billy Bradley
Richard Bond
Jimmy Murphy
Douglas Fowley
Ed Boyd
Warren Hymer
Greenberg
Robert Kellard
Tommy Bradley
Minor Watson
Capt. Duffy
Robert Shaw
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.
Release Date
1939-05-19
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9
Rating:
4.5 startsTagline
Jane's gone romantic... but in that wild Withers way!
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