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Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady

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Make Way for a Lady

"Meet the miss who framed her unsuspecting father... and drove him to pick the stepmother of her choice!"

1936

1h 5m

5.5(6 votes)

Comedy

Overview

An imaginative teenager decides to play matchmaker for her widowed father. Director David Burton's 1936 comedy stars Herbert Marshall, Anne Shirley, Gertrude Michael, Margot Grahame, Clara Blandick, Frank Coghlan Jr., Willie Best and Maxine Jennings.

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RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Christopher 'Chris' Drew

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

June Drew

Gertrude Michael

Gertrude Michael

Miss Eleanor Emerson

Margot Grahame

Margot Grahame

Valerie Broughton

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

George Terry

Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Billy Hopkins

Maxine Jennings

Maxine Jennings

Miss Marian Moore

Mary Jo Ellis

Mildred Jackson

Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell

Doctor Barnes

Creative team

Directed by: David Burton
Written by: Gertrude Purcell

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