That Hagen Girl

That Hagen Girl

Haunted by the whispers of an indiscretion she was too innocent to understand!

NR 1947 · 83 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama

Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to town, he takes over the house and practice that Judge Merrivale left him when he died. As Tom has been away a number of years, this leads to more gossip and Mary believes that he is her father. The popular and rich Ken loves Mary, but his family and friends constantly remind him that she is 'not one of us'. Julia, a teacher at school encourages Mary but Mary cannot get a break in anything she does, or is accused of doing. Tom knows the answer to her true identity, and he is silent.

Directed by Peter Godfrey · Written by Charles Hoffman

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Ronald Reagan Tom Bates
Shirley Temple Mary Hagen
Rory Calhoun Ken Freneau
Lois Maxwell Julia Kane
Dorothy Peterson Minta Hagen
Charles Kemper Jim Hagen
Conrad Janis Dewey Koons
Jean Porter Sharon Bailey
Penny Edwards Christine Delaney
Harry Davenport Judge Merrivale
Nella Walker Molly Freneau
Winifred Harris Selma Delaney

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