Girls' Town

Mar 6, 1942

1h 8m

★ 0.0

Overview

A West Coast version of "Stage Door", set at a Hollywood boarding house for young women hoping for movie careers.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

PRC

Girls' Town Trailers

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Cast

Sue Norman

Edith Fellows

Myra Norman

June Storey

Kenny Lane

Kenneth Howell

Mother Lorraine

Anna Q. Nilsson

Nicky

Alice White

Joe Barker

Warren Hymer

Dimitri

Vince Barnett

Lionel Fontaine

Paul Dubov

Penny

Peggy Ryan

Sally Barker

Helene Stanley

Ethel

Cara Williams

Coffer

Charles Williams

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