Beauty Parlor

Jun 15, 1932

1h 4m

★ 5.0

Overview

Film follows the romantic exploits of two depression-era manicurists, one of whom is being woo'd by a true gentleman of means, the other of whom lets herself become a pawn of operators of a call-girl ring.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Sally Dale

Barbara Kent

Jeffrey Colt

John Harron

Joan Perry

Joyce Compton

Jim Fremont

Wheeler Oakman

Stella, Fremont's partner

Dorothy Revier

Burke

Albert Gran

Lou

Betty Mack

Herman Bauer

Mischa Auer

Henry Mason

Harry C. Bradley

Landlady

Mary Gordon

District Attorney

Lloyd Ingraham

Reverend Parker

Lafe McKee

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