She Had to Eat
NR 1937 · 74 min · ★ 5.6 · Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance
An Arizona gas station owner faces comic adventures after traveling with an eccentric millionaire to New City, where he meets up with a small-time con woman and is repeatedly mistaken for a gangster.
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair · Written by M.M. Musselman
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Jack Haley Danny Decker -
Rochelle Hudson Ann Garrison -
Arthur Treacher Carter -
Eugene Pallette Raymond Q. Nash -
Douglas Fowley Duke Stacey -
John Qualen Sleepy -
Maurice Cass Fingerprint Expert -
Wallis Clark Ralph Wilkinson - G-Man - L Lelah Tyler Mrs. Cue
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Tom Kennedy Pete -
Tom Dugan Rusty -
Franklin Pangborn Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
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