Five Minutes from the Station

Sep 30, 1930

0h 14m

★ 6.0

Overview

When Bert Adams brings his boss, Mr. Mason, home for dinner, he and his wife Carrie hope Mason will take the opportunity to announce that Bert will be promoted to fill a new vacancy in the company's shipping department. But Mr. Mason has other plans for that vacancy, and for Bert.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Bert Adams

Lynne Overman

Carrie Adams

Sylvia Sidney

Mr. Mason

Berton Churchill

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