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Dangerous Nan McGrew

1930-06-22 · 73 min · ★ 4.5

Western · Comedy · Romance

Dangerous Nan McGrew is the sharp-shooting expert of a traveling medicine show that is stranded in the Canadian northwest at the snowbound hunting lodge of wealthy Mrs. Benson. Nan is invited to put on a show for the benefit of Mrs. Benson's Christmas-Eve guests. While performing her boop-a-doop songs, Eustace Macy, the saxophone-tooting nephew of Mrs. Benson falls in love with Nan. And, then, the villain, the bank-robbing Doc Foster, makes his entrance. Can Dawes of the Royal Mounted be seen slushing in pursuit behind the gangster? Could Be.

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Directors
Malcolm St. Clair
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Helen KaneHelen KaneDangerous Nan McGrew
Victor MooreVictor MooreMuldoon
James HallJames HallBob Dawes
Stuart ErwinStuart ErwinEustace Macy
Frank MorganFrank MorganDoc Foster
John HamiltonJohn HamiltonGrant
Robert MilaschRobert MilaschSheriff (as Robert Milash)
Roberta RobinsonRoberta RobinsonClara Benson
Louise Closser HaleLouise Closser HaleMrs. Benson
Allan ForrestAllan ForrestGodfrey Crofton

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