Fugitive Lovers

Fugitive Lovers

Romance roars from coast to coast..over 3,000 miles of highway, crossroads, and double-crossroads!

NR 1934 · 82 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Crime, Drama

In a hopeful effort to evade gangster Legs Caffey, chorus girl Letty Morris hops a bus in New York bound for Los Angeles--with Legs close on her heels. Along the way the bus picks up escaped convict Paul Porter, who quickly allies himself with Letty. With the police in hot pursuit and Legs monitoring his every move with Letty, Paul is running out of both time and ideas.

Directed by Richard Boleslawski · Written by Albert Hackett

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Cast

Robert Montgomery Paul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine
Madge Evans Letty Morris
Ted Healy Hector Withington, Jr.
Nat Pendleton Legs Caffey
C. Henry Gordon Detective Daly
Ruth Selwyn Babe Callahan
Larry Fine First of Three Julians
Moe Howard Third of Three Julians
Curly Howard Bill, Second of Three Julians
Walter Brennan 2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff Deaf-Mute Bus Passenger (uncredited)

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