The Gay Vagabond
NR 1941 · 66 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy
Farce of identical twins and a wife who takes up real estate business.
Directed by William Morgan · Written by Ewart Adamson
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Roscoe Karns Arthur Dixon / Jerry Dixon -
Ruth Donnelly Kate Dixon -
Ernest Truex A.J. Wilber -
Margaret Hamilton Agatha Badger -
Abner Biberman Ratmar -
Bernadene Hayes Spring Rutherford -
Lynn Merrick Betty Dixon - R Rod Bacon Franklin Atwater
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Gloria Franklin Sonya -
Carol Adams Lucille -
Byron Foulger Vogel -
Paul Newlan Lobang
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