Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

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Laughing at Trouble

"WITH SMILE OR FROWN SHE RULED THE TOWN!"

1936

1h 7m

8.0(2 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A man convicted of murder escapes from jail and hides out in the home of a small town newspaper publisher who has befriended him. She knows who the real killer is.

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20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Glory Bradford

Brook Byron

Brook Byron

Mary Bradford

Sara Haden

Sara Haden

Mrs. Jennie Nevins

Lois Wilson

Lois Wilson

Alice Mathews

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Lizzie Beadle

Pert Kelton

Pert Kelton

Ella McShane

John Carradine

John Carradine

Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady

James Burke

James Burke

Bill Norton

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Cyrus Hall

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Jamie Bradford

Creative team

Directed by: Frank R. Strayer
Written by: Robert Ellis
Helen Logan

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