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Babbitt (1934)

Babbitt poster
Directed by
William Keighley
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-town businessman gets drawn into dishonest schemes that threaten his reputation and family life.

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What happens

Babbitt is an American 1934 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis directed by William Keighley and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Claire Dodd. The screenplay is about a staid small-town businessman who gets ensnared in shady dealings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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