

Reducing
1931-01-03 · 77 min · ★ 5.1
Culture shock bombards a woman and her family when they leave their hick town to help her sister out in her big-city beauty parlor.
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- Directors
- Charles Reisner
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Marie DresslerMarie Truffle
Polly MoranPolly Roche
Anita PageVivian Truffle
Sally EilersJoyce Roche
Lucien LittlefieldElmer Truffle
William Collier Jr.Johnnie Beasley
William BakewellTommy Haverly
Roscoe AtesTicket Agent
Sidney BraceyBeasley's Butler
Jules CowlesMan on Train with Big Mustache (uncredited)
Bobby DunnTrain Station Extra
Herbert PriorMan on Ticket Line in a Hurry
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