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Ladies in Distress

Ladies in Distress

1938Movie⏱️ 54mApproved
Drama
⭐ 6.7
IMDB Rating
21 votes

Josephine Bonney, the mayor of Bonneyville and a former schoolteacher, is besieged by town citizens demanding action when a gang of ruthless racketeers establishes a "Merchants' Protective Association" and roughs up any who do not...

Director
Gus Meins
Writers
Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan, Jane Bartlett
Stars
Alison Skipworth, Polly Moran, Robert Livingston
Release Date
June 13, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alison Skipworth
Alison Skipworth
as Josephine Bonney
Polly Moran
Polly Moran
as Lydia Bonney
Robert Livingston
Robert Livingston
as Pete Braddock
Virginia Grey
Virginia Grey
as Sally
Max Terhune
Max Terhune
as Dave Evans
Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill
as Fred Morgan
Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn
as Daniel J. Roman
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
as 2nd Thug
Allen Vincent
Allen Vincent
as Spade
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff
as Horace -- First Thug

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Republic Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

1930sspinsterextortioncriminallow budget film

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Small Town Lady Mayor Fights Crooks in Nice B
by lchadbou-326-26592 • 2021-02-06
6/10

"Republic later remade this little programmer as one of their B westerns, where the story also worked. The original idea apparently came from Dore Schary and other talents such as Nathanael West and Sam Fuller are said to have contributed It's basically a nice teaming for character actresses Skipworth and Moran with the former a small town mayor who hires a former gangster to help her clean up a "protective association" racket. Berton Churchill lends string support as a pompous politically aspiring lawyer who turns out to be in cahoots with the crooks. The treatment is a little p..."

💡 Did You Know?

Final film of actress Alison Skipworth. She continued acting on the stage, then retired in 1942.

📖 Synopsis

Josephine Bonney, the mayor of Bonneyville and a former schoolteacher, is besieged by town citizens demanding action when a gang of ruthless racketeers establishes a "Merchants' Protective Association" and roughs up any who do not...