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Miracle on Main Street

Miracle on Main Street

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Miracle on Main Street

"Could she trust any man again?"

1939

1h 18m

5.4(19 votes)

Drama

Overview

On Christmas Eve in the Spanish quarter of L.A. police try to arrest a couple running a shady floor show. Hiding in a church, the young woman finds an abandoned baby and uses it as cover to escape capture.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Margo

Margo

Maria Porter

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Jim Foreman

William Collier Sr.

William Collier Sr.

Dr. Miles

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Herman

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Dick Porter

Wynne Gibson

Wynne Gibson

Sade Blake

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Flo

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Detective

Dorothy Devore

Dorothy Devore

Woman in Church

Jean Brooks

Jean Brooks

Nina

Creative team

Directed by: Steve Sekely
Written by: Boris Ingster
Frederick J. Jackson
Produced by: Jack H. Skirball

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