Molly Grows Up

Molly Grows Up

Molly Grows Up

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Molly Grows Up

1953

0h 16m

4.8(4 votes)

Drama

Overview

Molly anxiously awaits her first sign of menstruation, which means that she'll be able to date and go dancing. The school nurse explains exactly what menstruation is to her, by using diagrams.

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6 featured cast members

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Betsy Hawkins

Molly

Wendy Larrance

Mother

Jane Taylor

Mother

Joe Miksak

Joe Miksak

Father

Elizabeth Lee

Jeanie

Linda Jones

Peggy

Creative team

Directed by: Charles Larrance
Written by: D.M. Hatfield

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