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Woman in Distress

Woman in Distress

★ 8.0/10•1937•58m•NR•Drama•Comedy•Crime

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Investigating rumors that a priceless Rembrandt, believed destroyed years ago, is actually in the possession of an elderly spinster, a male newspaper reporter and his female rival determine that it is genuine but subsequently learn it has been stolen by a gang of art thieves who plan to kill the spinster to prevent her from later identifying it.

Albert DeMond · Screenplay

Lynn Shores · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime58m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 17, 1937

Actors

May Robson

May Robson

Phoebe Tuttle

Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

Irene Donovan

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Fred Stevens

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Jerome Culver

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

Stu Saddler

Charles Cahill Wilson

Charles Cahill Wilson

Editor Herbert Claxton

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Slug Beemis

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Emory

George C. Pearce

George C. Pearce

Sam, the hotel proprietor

George McKay

George McKay

Detective-Sergeant Casey

John Carr

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

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