Woman Against the World

Sep 1, 1937

1h 6m

★ 6.5

"I was trying to give my kid the breaks you men never gave me!"

Overview

A young woman marries against her father's will, but the happy life she expected turns into a series of tragedies.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Central Films

Kenneth J. Bishop Productions

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Cast

Anna Masters

Alice Moore

Larry Steele

Ralph Forbes

Johnny Masters

Edgar Edwards

Patsy

Collette Lyons

Betty Jane

Sylvia Welsh

Aunt Frieda

Ethel Reese-Burns

Anna's Father

George Hallett

James Flavin

James McGrath

Henry Martin

Harry Hay

Mrs. Martin

Enid Cole

Jimmy Daley

Grant MacDonald

Prosecuting Attorney

Fred Bass

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