Directed by:
Robert SiodmakCinematography:
Jack A. MartaComposer:
Walter ScharfCast:
Dorothy Morris, Charles Dingle, David Bacon, Peter Lawford, Chester Clute, Vera Lewis, Russell Hicks, Edward Earle, Harry C. Bradley, Wilbur Mack, Virginia Brissac, Selmer Jackson, Edward Keane (more)Plots(1)
Mabel Paige, one of Hollywood's most beloved character actresses, was given her one-and-only starring role in this Republic Pictures tearjerker. Paige plays a wealthy old lady embittered by the long-ago disappearance of her son. She lives alone in a downtown hotel, with only the occasional company of her faithful chauffeur (Harry Shannon). When a group of college boys move into the hotel, Mabel befriends the most troublesome of the bunch (John Craven) because she believes he's her grandson. Her harsh attitude toward the world softened by Craven's presence, Paige dies happy, still under the impression that the boy is her own flesh and blood. Based on a story by Ben Ames Williams, it was remade in 1957 as Johnny Trouble, starring Ethel Barrymore in her final screen role. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dorothy Morris
USA
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The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
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Charles Dingle
USA
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David Bacon
USA
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Peter Lawford
UK
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Chester Clute
USA
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Vera Lewis
USA
Best movies:
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Russell Hicks
USA
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Edward Earle
Canada
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Harry C. Bradley
USA
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Wilbur Mack
USA
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Virginia Brissac
USA
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Selmer Jackson
USA
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Edward Keane
USA
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Harry Shannon
USA
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Broderick O'Farrell
USA
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Richard Crane
USA
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George Reed
USA
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James Carlisle
USA
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George Lessey
USA
Best movies:
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Jesse Graves
USA
Best movies:
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the Thin Man (1936)