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Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

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Mary Jane's Pa

"They Set a New High in Howls!"

1935

1h 10m

6.8(4 votes)

Drama

Overview

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and hits the road. Ten years later he comes back to find the newspaper shuttered and his family gone.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

First National Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Ellen Preston

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Sam Preston

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

King Wagner

Robert McWade

Robert McWade

John Wagner

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Kenneth Marvin

Nan Grey

Nan Grey

Lucille Preston

John Arledge

John Arledge

Linc Overman

Robert Light

Robert Light

Fred

Betty Jean Hainey

Betty Jean Hainey

Mary Jane Preston

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Chief Bailey

Creative team

Directed by: William Keighley
Written by: Tom Reed
Peter Milne
Produced by: Robert Presnell Sr.

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