Ladies in Distress

Ladies in Distress

Ladies in Distress

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Ladies in Distress

1938

1h 6m

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Drama

Overview

Alison Skipworth plays female mayor Josephine Bonney, at present having trouble dealing with her town's criminal element. Josephine enlists the aid of home town boy Braddock (Robert Livingston), a pretty tough customer himself, to take on the crooks.

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Republic Pictures

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Alison Skipworth

Josephine Bonney

Alison Skipworth

Acting

Polly Moran

Lydia Bonney

Polly Moran

Acting

Robert Livingston

Pete Braddock

Robert Livingston

Acting

Virginia Grey

Sally

Virginia Grey

Acting

Max Terhune

Dave Evans

Max Terhune

Acting

Berton Churchill

Fred Morgan

Berton Churchill

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Leonard Penn

Daniel J. Roman

Leonard Penn

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Horace McMahon

2nd Thug

Horace McMahon

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Allen Vincent

Spade

Allen Vincent

Acting

Eddie Acuff

Horace (1st Thug)

Eddie Acuff

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Charles Anthony Hughes

Lieutenant (as Anthony Hughes)

No Image

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Jack Carr

Policeman

No Image

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Walter Sande

Duncan

Walter Sande

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Billy Wayne

Brown

Billy Wayne

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