Emergency Call
LOVE MUST WAIT WHILE THESE BRAVE MEN RISK THEIR LIVES TO SAVE LIFE!
1933 · 70 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama
A surgeon and an ambulance driver fight racketeers who take over their hospital.
Directed by Edward L. Cahn · Written by Houston Branch
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William Boyd Joe Bradley -
Wynne Gibson Mabel Weenie -
William Gargan Steve Brennan -
Betty Furness Alice Averill -
Reginald Mason H.F. Averill -
Edwin Maxwell Tom Rourke -
George E. Stone Sammie "Kid" Jacobs -
Merna Kennedy Day File Clerk -
Oscar Apfel Dr. Schwarz - R Ruth Fallows Mildred
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Jane Darwell Nurse Brown (uncredited) -
Paul Fix Dr. Mason (uncredited)
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