"Secret pages torn from the life story of a lawless girl!"

1934

1h 8m

6.2(18 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Mystery

Overview

Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.

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Cast & Crew

40 members

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Bette Davis

Arlene Bradford

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Donald Woods

Tony Sterling

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Margaret Lindsay

Valkyr 'Val' Bradford

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Lyle Talbot

Spencer Carlton

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Hugh Herbert

Izzy Wright

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Arthur Byron

Everett Bradford

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Robert Barrat

Thorne

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Henry O'Neill

Oren Porter

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Irving Pichel

Jake Bello

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Douglass Dumbrille

Joshua Mayard

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Alan Hale

Chief O'Malley

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Gordon Westcott

Joe Bello

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Charles C. Wilson

Detective Sergeant O'Hagen

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Harold Minjir

Archie Van Ness

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William Demarest

Spike Smith

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Douglas Cosgrove

Detective Lieutenant Davis

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William B. Davidson

Editor Joe Hogue

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George Chandler

Taxi Driver

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Skippy

Ragsy (uncredited)

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Dick French

Dick, Bandleader (Uncredited)

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Harry Seymour

Bill (Uncredited)

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Eddie Shubert

Officer Daly (Uncredited)

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Dennis O'Keefe

Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)

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Lester Dorr

Reporter (Uncredited)

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Wong Chung

Chinese Cook (Uncredited)

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Selmer Jackson

Radio Announcer (Uncredited)

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Harold Entwistle

Information Clerk (Uncredited)

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Wallis Clark

Accountant (Uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Musician (Uncredited)

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Henry Otho

Man in Mayard's Office (Uncredited)

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Hal Price

Bartender (Uncredited)

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Leo White

Waiter (Uncredited)

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Donna Mae Roberts

Restaurant Patron (Uncredited)

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Edward Peil Sr.

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

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Dick Rush

Police Officer with Machine Gun (Uncredited)

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Monte Vandergrift

First Detective (Uncredited)

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Everett Sullivan

Second Detective (Uncredited)

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Loretta Andrews

Girl in Restaurant (Uncredited)

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Virginia Dabney

Girl in Restaurant (Uncredited)

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Renee Whitney

Girl in Jake's Office (Uncredited)

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