Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street

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Miracle on Main Street

"Could she trust any man again?"

1939

1h 18m

5.6(16 votes)

Drama

Overview

On Christmas Eve in the Spanish quarter of L.A. police try to arrest a couple running a shady floor show. Hiding in a church, the young woman finds an abandoned baby and uses it as cover to escape capture.

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10 members

Acting

Margo

Maria Porter

Margo

Acting

Walter Abel

Jim Foreman

Walter Abel

Acting

William Collier Sr.

Dr. Miles

William Collier Sr.

Acting

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Herman

Jane Darwell

Acting

Lyle Talbot

Dick Porter

Lyle Talbot

Acting

Wynne Gibson

Sade Blake

Wynne Gibson

Acting

Veda Ann Borg

Flo

Veda Ann Borg

Acting

Pat Flaherty

Detective

Pat Flaherty

Acting

Dorothy Devore

Woman in Church

Dorothy Devore

Acting

Jean Brooks

Nina

Jean Brooks

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