Village Tale

Village Tale

Drama of Searing Conflict...Bitterly Waged in One Small Corner of the World...

NR 1935 · 80 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

The insidious typical talk of a small town makes a young man and the married woman he is in love very unhappy.

Directed by John Cromwell · Written by Allan Scott

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Cast

Randolph Scott T.N. 'Slaughter' Somerville
Kay Johnson Janet Stevenson
Arthur Hohl Elmer Stevenson
Robert Barrat Drury Stevenson
Janet Beecher Amy Somerville
Edward Ellis Old Ike
Dorothy Burgess Lulu Stevenson
Donald Meek Charlie
Andy Clyde Storekeeper
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Ben Roberts
Ray Mayer Gabby
T. Roy Barnes Goggy Smith

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