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Man Trouble

Man Trouble

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Man Trouble

"SMASHING DRAMA!"

1930

1h 25m

7.5(2 votes)

Romance

Crime

Drama

Music

Overview

A hard-boiled nightclub owner saves a beautiful young girl from drowning. He promptly falls in love with her, but she prefers a younger, more-genteel lover.

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Fox Film Corporation

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Milton Sills

Milton Sills

Mac

Dorothy Mackaill

Dorothy Mackaill

Joan

Kenneth MacKenna

Kenneth MacKenna

Graham

Sharon Lynn

Sharon Lynn

Trixie

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Scott

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Eddie

James Bradbury Jr.

James Bradbury Jr.

Goofy

Edythe Chapman

Edythe Chapman

Aunt Maggie

Lew Harvey

Lew Harvey

Chris

Creative team

Directed by: Berthold Viertel
Written by: Ben Ames Williams
Marion Orth

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