The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1928 · 82 min · ★ 9.0 · Romance, War

Shortly after the United States enters World War I in 1917, a Broadway actress agrees to let a naive soldier court her in order to impress his friends, but a real romance soon begins.

Directed by Richard Wallace · Written by Albert S. Le Vino

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