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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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 - J John Carr Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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