Village Tale
Drama of Searing Conflict...Bitterly Waged in One Small Corner of the World...
NR 1935 · 80 min · ★ 7.2 · 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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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 - R Ray Mayer Gabby
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T. Roy Barnes Goggy Smith
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