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Woman in Distress (1937)

Woman in Distress poster
Directed by
Lynn Shores
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
58 min
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman finds herself in danger after becoming entangled in a crime. She must navigate a web of shady characters to survive.

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What happens

Woman in Distress is a 1937 American crime film directed by Lynn Shores and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars May Robson, Irene Hervey, Dean Jagger, Douglass Dumbrille, George McKay and Gene Morgan. The film was released on January 17, 1937, by Columbia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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