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Beauty Parlor

Beauty Parlor

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Beauty Parlor

1932

1h 4m

7.5(2 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Film follows the romantic exploits of two depression-era manicurists, one of whom is being woo'd by a true gentleman of means, the other of whom lets herself become a pawn of operators of a call-girl ring.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Barbara Kent

Barbara Kent

Sally Dale

John Harron

John Harron

Jeffrey Colt

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Joan Perry

Wheeler Oakman

Wheeler Oakman

Jim Fremont

Dorothy Revier

Dorothy Revier

Stella, Fremont's partner

Albert Gran

Albert Gran

Burke

Betty Mack

Lou

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

Herman Bauer

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Henry Mason

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Landlady

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Thorpe
Written by: Marion Orth

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