Star for a Night

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Star for a Night

"NEW YORK MASQUERADE!"

1936

1h 16m

6.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Blind Mrs. Lind comes to American to visit her three children whom she thinks are successful.

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17 members

Acting

Claire Trevor

Nina Lind

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Jane Darwell

Mrs. Martha Lind

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Arline Judge

Mamie de la Mont

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Evelyn Venable

Anna Lind

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J. Edward Bromberg

Doctor Spelimeyer

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Dean Jagger

Fritz Lind

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Alan Dinehart

James Dunning

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Joyce Compton

Ellen Romaine

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Susan Fleming

Mildred La Rue

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Adrienne Marden

Katherine Lind

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Frank Reicher

Doctor Heimkin

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Dickie Walters

Paul Lind

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Chick Chandler

Eddie

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Astrid Allwyn

Josephine Hall

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Hattie McDaniel

Hattie

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Louise Larabee

Chorine

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Doris Bren

Helen (uncredited)

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