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The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

★ 6.8/10•1938•1h 25m•NR•Romance•Drama•War

SHE GAVE UP LOVE...AND A MILLION...to be a doughboy's "Dream Girl"!

During WWI Bill Pettigrew, a naive young Texan soldier is sent to New York for basic training. He meets worldly wise actress Daisy Heath when her car nearly runs him over.

Waldo Salt · Screenplay

H. C. Potter · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 15, 1938

Actors

Margaret Sullavan

Margaret Sullavan

Daisy Heath

James Stewart

James Stewart

Pvt. William 'Texas' Pettigrew

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Sam Bailey

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Martha

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

'Dice'

Alan Curtis

Alan Curtis

'Thin Lips'

Sam Levene

Sam Levene

'Leer'

Eleanor Lynn

Eleanor Lynn

Sally

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

McGonigle

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Chorus Girl #1

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Dancer (uncredited)

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