Miracle on Main Street
Could she trust any man again?
NR 1939 · 78 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama
On Christmas Eve in the Spanish quarter of L.A. police try to arrest a couple running a shady floor show. Hiding in a church, the young woman finds an abandoned baby and uses it as cover to escape capture.
Directed by Steve Sekely · Written by Samuel Ornitz
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Margo Maria Porter -
Walter Abel Jim Foreman -
William Collier Sr. Dr. Miles -
Jane Darwell Mrs. Herman -
Lyle Talbot Dick Porter -
Wynne Gibson Sade Blake -
Veda Ann Borg Flo - P Pat Flaherty Detective
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Dorothy Devore Woman in Church -
Jean Brooks Nina
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