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"The Upperworld and the Underworld Clash in a striking Drama"

1931

1h 6m

6.3(3 votes)

Drama

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A nightclub singer is carrying on an affair with a married man. When she is found murdered, her lover is suspected of the crime.

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14 members

Acting

Clive Brook

James Morton Towner

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Kay Francis

Fanny Towner

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Miriam Hopkins

Rosie Dugan

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Regis Toomey

Tony Bruzzi

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George Barbier

Hector Champion

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Adrienne Ames

Ruby Wintringham

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Minor Watson

David Melbourn

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Lucille La Verne

Mrs. Dacklehorst

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Wade Boteler

Pat Healy

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Bob Kortman

Dave the Slapper

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Malcolm Waite

Murphy

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Thomas E. Jackson

Police Commissioner

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Charlotte Granville

Savina Jerrold

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Mary Gordon

Nurse

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