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Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

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Woman in the Dark

1934

1h 8m

6.1(20 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A recently released prisoner lives alone in his cabin so that his bad temper won't get him back in any more trouble, but his peaceful existence is disrupted when a mysterious woman arrives.

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10 featured cast members

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Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Louise Loring

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

John Bradley

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Tony Robson

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Tommy Logan

Ruth Gillette

Ruth Gillette

Lil Logan

Nell O'Day

Nell O'Day

Helen Grant

Granville Bates

Granville Bates

Sheriff Fred Grant

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Prison Warden

Frank Otto

Krauss

Joe King

Joe King

Detective

Creative team

Directed by: Phil Rosen
Written by: Sada Cowan
Charles Williams

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