The Revolt of Mamie Stover

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

Why Did Mamie Stover Have to Leave San Francisco?

1956 · 92 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

In the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as World War II has begun to intensify. She settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start a new life.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · Written by Sydney Boehm

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Jane Russell Mamie Stover
Richard Egan Jim Blair
Joan Leslie Annalee Johnson
Agnes Moorehead Bertha Parchman
Jorja Curtright Jackie
Michael Pate Harry Adkins
Richard Coogan Capt. Eldon Sumac
Alan Reed Capitaine Gorecki
Eddie Firestone Tarzan
Jean Willes Gladys
Leon Lontoc Aki
Kathy Marlowe Zelda

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