Mother Carey's Chickens

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Mother Carey's Chickens

"Kate Douglas Wiggin's Memorable Novel"

1938

1h 22m

5.2(5 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

A financially-strapped mother and her children relocate from the city to a small rural town.

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16 members

Acting

Fay Bainter

Mrs. Margaret Carey

Acting

Anne Shirley

Nancy Carey

Acting

Ruby Keeler

Kitty Carey

Acting

James Ellison

Ralph Thurston

Acting

Walter Brennan

Ossian Popham

Acting

Alma Kruger

Aunt Bertha

Acting

Donnie Dunagan

Peter Carey

Acting

Frank Albertson

Tom Hamilton Jr.

Acting

Jackie Moran

Gilbert Carey

Acting

Margaret Hamilton

Pauline Fuller

Acting

Virginia Weidler

Lally Joy Popham

Acting

Ralph Morgan

Capt. John Carey

Acting

Phyllis Kennedy

Annabelle

Acting

Harvey Clark

Clarence Fuller

Acting

Lucille Ward

Martha Popham

Acting

George Irving

Thomas Hamilton Sr.

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