Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

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1935
1h 10m
6.0(3 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

Cast & Crew

41 members
Acting

Aline MacMahon

Ellen Preston

Aline MacMahon
Acting

Guy Kibbee

Sam Preston

Guy Kibbee
Acting

Tom Brown

King Wagner

Tom Brown
Acting

Robert McWade

John Wagner

Robert McWade
Acting

Minor Watson

Kenneth Marvin

Minor Watson
Acting

Nan Grey

Lucille Preston

Nan Grey
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John Arledge

Linc Overman

John Arledge
Acting

Robert Light

Fred

Robert Light
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Betty Jean Hainey

Mary Jane Preston

Betty Jean Hainey
Acting

Oscar Apfel

Chief Bailey

Oscar Apfel
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DeWitt Jennings

Sheriff

DeWitt Jennings
Acting

Carl Stockdale

Gene

Carl Stockdale
Acting

Louis Mason

Jones

Louis Mason
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Jack Kennedy

Watchman

No Image
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Margaret Armstrong

Third Gossip

Margaret Armstrong
Acting

Irving Bacon

Clerk Getting Tied Up

Irving Bacon
Acting

Joseph E. Bernard

Plainclothesman with Sheriff

Joseph E. Bernard
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Ward Bond

Roughneck Leader

Ward Bond
Acting

Bonita

First Gossip

No Image
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James P. Burtis

Motor Cop

James P. Burtis
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Eddy Chandler

Watkins - Turnkey

Eddy Chandler
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Georgie Cooper

Mrs. Bailey

No Image
Acting

Nick Copeland

Nick - Marvin's Campaign Worker

No Image
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Don Downen

Youth

No Image
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Frank Fanning

Plainclothesman with Sheriff

Frank Fanning
Acting

Roger Gray

Bartender

No Image
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Lew Harvey

Roughneck

Lew Harvey
Acting

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Roughneck

Ben Hendricks Jr.
Acting

John Hyams

Man at Carnival with Big Hat

John Hyams
Acting

Milton Kibbee

Bill - Printing Press Mechanic

Milton Kibbee
Acting

Eddie Lee

Chinese Man

No Image
Acting

Robert McKenzie

Waiter

Robert McKenzie
Acting

Edward McWade

Chuck - the Old Timer

Edward McWade
Acting

Frank Meredith

Motor Cop

No Image
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Sam Rice

Marvin's Campaign Worker

No Image
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George Riley

Magician at Carnival

No Image
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Rosalie Roy

Secretary

Rosalie Roy
Acting

Kathryn Sheldon

Second Gossip

Kathryn Sheldon
Acting

Harry Wilson

Roughneck

Harry Wilson
Acting

Tom Wilson

Tom - Marvin's Campaign Worker

Tom Wilson
Acting

Helen Wood

Extra

Helen Wood

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