Movie Comedy
Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the owners of a theatrical costume shop.
Winnie Lightner Charles Butterworth Dickie Moore Joe Smith Charles Dale Frank Conroy Bobby Watson Charles Lane Luis Alberni Walter Miller Mae Madison Polly Walters Greta Granstedt Lilian Bond Charles Coleman Helen Jerome Eddy Douglas Gerrard June Gittelson Ethel Griffies Ruth Hall Sherry Hall William Humphrey William Irving Wilbur Mack Claire McDowell Charles Middleton Henry Otho Nat Pendleton Larry Steers Edward Van Sloan Harold Waldridge Niles Welch
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