Melancholy Dame

Melancholy Dame

1929 · 21 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy

A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.

Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom · Written by Alfred A. Cohn

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