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Feature film — 1937

Woman in Distress (1937)

8.00h 58mDrama — Comedy — Crime

Investigating rumors that a priceless Rembrandt, believed destroyed years ago, is actually in the possession of an elderly spinster, a male newspaper reporter and his female rival determine that it is genuine but subsequently learn it has been stolen by a gang of art thieves who plan to kill the spinster to prevent her from later identifying it.

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A high-signal pick with 2 votes.

Columbia Pictures

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Director: Lynn Shores

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Cast & crew

May Robson as Phoebe Tuttle

May Robson

Phoebe Tuttle

Irene Hervey as Irene Donovan

Irene Hervey

Irene Donovan

Dean Jagger as Fred Stevens

Dean Jagger

Fred Stevens

Douglass Dumbrille as Jerome Culver

Douglass Dumbrille

Jerome Culver

Arthur Loft as Stu Saddler

Arthur Loft

Stu Saddler

Charles Cahill Wilson as Editor Herbert Claxton

Charles Cahill Wilson

Editor Herbert Claxton

Gene Morgan as Slug Beemis

Gene Morgan

Slug Beemis

Paul Fix as Emory

Paul Fix

Emory

George C. Pearce as Sam, the hotel proprietor

George C. Pearce

Sam, the hotel proprietor

George McKay as Detective-Sergeant Casey

George McKay

Detective-Sergeant Casey

J

John Carr

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

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