Woman Against the World

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Woman Against the World

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

1937

1h 6m

6.5(2 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

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

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20 members

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Alice Moore

Anna Masters

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Ralph Forbes

Larry Steele

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Edgar Edwards

Johnny Masters

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Collette Lyons

Patsy

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Sylvia Welsh

Betty Jane

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Ethel Reese-Burns

Aunt Frieda

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George Hallett

Anna's Father

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James McGrath

James Flavin

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Harry Hay

Henry Martin

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Enid Cole

Mrs. Martin

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Grant MacDonald

Jimmy Daley

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Fred Bass

Prosecuting Attorney

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Reginald Hincks

The Judge

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Vivian Combe

Prisoner

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Mary Heppell

Gilda

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Michael Heppell

Steve

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Arthur Kerr

Man Thrown Out of Club

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David McPhee

Taxi Driver

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Violette Wilson

Prison Matron

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Patrick Wormold

Radio Announcer

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