Slim

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Slim

"It's a scorcher!"

1937

1h 25m

6.3(3 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Expert lineman Red takes Farm-boy Slim under his wing and teaches him the dangerous, migratory trade of putting up transmission lines. They both love their work, and the same girl, who hates their dangerous profession.

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Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Pat O’Brien

Red Blayd

Acting

Henry Fonda

Slim Kincaid

Acting

Stuart Erwin

Aaron "Stumpy" Stump

Acting

Margaret Lindsay

Cally

Acting

John Litel

Wyatt Ranstead

Acting

Jane Wyman

Stumpy's Girl

Acting

J. Farrell MacDonald

Pop

Acting

Joe Sawyer

Windy Wilcox

Acting

Maidel Turner

Mrs. Johnson

Acting

Dorothy Vaughan

Older Nurse

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