Evelyn Prentice

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Evelyn Prentice

"Remember "The Thin Man"? Well, here they are together again!"

1934

1h 19m

6.5(31 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Overview

A criminal lawyer's wife is blackmailed when she is falsely accused of infidelity.

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Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

William Powell

John Prentice

Acting

Myrna Loy

Evelyn Prentice

Acting

Una Merkel

Amy Drexel

Acting

Rosalind Russell

Mrs. Nancy Harrison

Acting

Isabel Jewell

Judith Wilson

Acting

Harvey Stephens

Lawrence Kennard

Acting

Edward Brophy

Eddie Delaney

Acting

Henry Wadsworth

Chester Wylie

Acting

Cora Sue Collins

Dorothy Prentice

Acting

Frank Conroy

District Attorney Farley

Acting

Jessie Ralph

Mrs. Blake

Acting

Ruth Renick

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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