Woman Against the World

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Woman Against the World

""I was trying to give my kid the breaks you men never gave me!""

1937

1h 6m

7.3(3 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A young woman marries against her father's will, but the happy life she expected turns into a series of tragedies.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Alice Moore

Anna Masters

Ralph Forbes

Larry Steele

Edgar Edwards

Johnny Masters

Collette Lyons

Patsy

Sylvia Welsh

Betty Jane

Ethel Reese-Burns

Aunt Frieda

George Hallett

Anna's Father

James McGrath

James Flavin

Harry Hay

Henry Martin

Enid Cole

Mrs. Martin

Creative team

Directed by: David Selman
Written by: Edgar Edwards

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