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Almost Married

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Almost Married

"Thrills! Chills! AND GRIM REALITIES IN A MELODRAMATIC SHOCKER"

1932

0h 50m

10.0(1 votes)

Thriller

Overview

Russian beauty Anita Mellikovna, traveling by train with a forged passport and carrying jewels, finds the police on her tail.

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Fox Film Corporation

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Violet Heming

Violet Heming

Anita Mellikovna

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Deene Maxwell

Alexander Kirkland

Alexander Kirkland

Louis Capristi aka Charles Pringle

Alan Dinehart

Alan Dinehart

Inpector Slante

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

Russian Policeman (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: William Cameron Menzies
Written by: Alexander Kirkland
Guy Bolton

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