Woman in Distress

Woman in Distress

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NR 1937 · 58 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Comedy, Crime

Investigating rumors that a priceless Rembrandt, believed destroyed years ago, is actually in the possession of an elderly spinster, a male newspaper reporter and his female rival determine that it is genuine but subsequently learn it has been stolen by a gang of art thieves who plan to kill the spinster to prevent her from later identifying it.

Directed by Lynn Shores · Written by Edwin Olmstead

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Cast

May Robson Phoebe Tuttle
Irene Hervey Irene Donovan
Dean Jagger Fred Stevens
Douglass Dumbrille Jerome Culver
Arthur Loft Stu Saddler
Charles Cahill Wilson Editor Herbert Claxton
Gene Morgan Slug Beemis
Paul Fix Emory
George C. Pearce Sam, the hotel proprietor
George McKay Detective-Sergeant Casey
John Carr Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

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