The Silver Lining

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The Silver Lining

"A romance of Park Ave. and Poverty Row!"

1932

0h 57m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A women in prison tale. One's rich, one's poor. Can they prosper after prison?

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15 members

Acting

Maureen O'Sullivan

Joyce Moore

Acting

Betty Compson

Kate Flynn

Acting

John Warburton

Larry Clark

Acting

Montagu Love

Michael Moore

Acting

Mary Doran

Doris Lee

Acting

Cornelius Keefe

Jerry

Acting

Martha Mattox

Matron

Acting

Wally Albright

Bobby O'Brien

Acting

Grace Valentine

Mrs. O'Brien

Acting

John Holland

Tommy

Acting

J. Frank Glendon

Judge

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Jane Kerr

Matron

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Mildred Golden

Ella Preston

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Marion Stokes

Edna Joyce

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Helen Gibson

Dorothy Dent

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