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Ladies in Distress

Ladies in Distress

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Ladies in Distress

1938

1h 6m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Alison Skipworth plays female mayor Josephine Bonney, at present having trouble dealing with her town's criminal element. Josephine enlists the aid of home town boy Braddock (Robert Livingston), a pretty tough customer himself, to take on the crooks.

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Republic Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alison Skipworth

Alison Skipworth

Josephine Bonney

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Lydia Bonney

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

Pete Braddock

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Sally

Max Terhune

Max Terhune

Dave Evans

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Fred Morgan

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Daniel J. Roman

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

2nd Thug

Allen Vincent

Allen Vincent

Spade

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Horace (1st Thug)

Creative team

Directed by: Gus Meins
Written by: Dorrell McGowan
Stuart E. McGowan

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