The Woman from Hell
A MERE MAN STEALS THE DEVIL'S SWEETHEART
1929 · 58 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama
Dee Renaud is a girl playing the "Devil" in an amusement concession at a beach resort. Slick Glicks, the barker, promises the yokels that if they're able to catch the "Lady From Hell," she will reward them with a kiss. But when Glicks tries to go beyond kissing, Dee is rescued by Jim Coakley, son of a New England lighthouse keeper...
Directed by A.F. Erickson · Written by Lois Zellner
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Mary Astor Dee Renaud -
Robert Armstrong Alf -
Dean Jagger Jim Coakley -
Roy D'Arcy Slick Glicks -
May Boley Mother Price -
James Bradbury Sr. Pat
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