Crown v. Stevens

Aug 3, 1936

1h 6m

★ 6.3

Overview

When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is surprised to find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of life insurance.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Warner Bros. First National

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Cast

Doris Stevens

Beatrix Thomson

Chris Jensen

Patric Knowles

Miss Molly Hobbes

Glennis Lorimer

Alf

Reginald Purdell

Inspector Carter

Allan Jeayes

Arthur Stevens

Frederick Piper

Ella Levine

Googie Withers

Mamie

Mabel Poulton

Maggie - Stevens' Maid

Davina Whitehouse

Maurice Bayleck

Morris Harvey

Detective Wells

Bernard Miles

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