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$20 a Week (1935)

$20 a Week poster
Directed by
Wesley Ford
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles to support his family on a very limited income. The pressures of poverty test his relationships and his will to keep going.

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What happens

$20 a Week is a 1935 American melodrama film directed by Wesley Ford and starring James Murray, Pauline Starke, and Gwen Lee. It was released on February 2, 1935. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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