Gallant Lady

Gallant Lady

BECAUSE SHE PLAYED WITH FIRE, HER CHILD, WHOM SHE SO LOVED, MUST NEVER KNOW SHE WAS HIS MOTHER...!

NR 1933 · 82 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

Unwed mother gives up baby for adoption and hopes to get it back when the adoptive mother dies.

Directed by Gregory La Cava · Written by Sam Mintz

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