Star for a Night

Star for a Night

Star for a Night

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Star for a Night

"NEW YORK MASQUERADE!"

1936

1h 16m

7.0(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Claire Trevor

Nina Lind

Claire Trevor

Acting

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Martha Lind

Jane Darwell

Acting

Arline Judge

Mamie de la Mont

Arline Judge

Acting

Evelyn Venable

Anna Lind

Evelyn Venable

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J. Edward Bromberg

Doctor Spelimeyer

J. Edward Bromberg

Acting

Dean Jagger

Fritz Lind

Dean Jagger

Acting

Alan Dinehart

James Dunning

Alan Dinehart

Acting

Joyce Compton

Ellen Romaine

Joyce Compton

Acting

Susan Fleming

Mildred La Rue

Susan Fleming

Acting

Adrienne Marden

Katherine Lind

Adrienne Marden

Acting

Frank Reicher

Doctor Heimkin

Frank Reicher

Acting

Dickie Walters

Paul Lind

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Chick Chandler

Eddie

Chick Chandler

Acting

Astrid Allwyn

Josephine Hall

Astrid Allwyn

Acting

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie

Hattie McDaniel

Acting

Louise Larabee

Chorine

Louise Larabee

Acting

Doris Bren

Helen (uncredited)

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