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Romance of the Limberlost
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Romance of the Limberlost

1938-06-16 · 75 min · ★ 6.5

Romance · Drama

An orphaned girl is being raised in the Limberlost by her aunt, who hates her because the girl's mother married the man that the aunt loved. The girl's existence is close to being servitude bondage, and her only companions are the birds and the animals of the forest. She meets and falls in love with a young man whose ambition is to be a lawyer. But her aunt is arranging for her to be married to the wealthiest man in the Limberlost, a drunken, coarse bully.

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Directors
William Nigh
Production companies
Monogram Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jean ParkerJean ParkerLaurie
Eric LindenEric LindenWayne
Marjorie MainMarjorie MainNora
Edward PawleyEdward PawleyCorson
Betty BlytheBetty BlytheMrs. Parker
Sarah PaddenSarah PaddenSarah
George ClevelandGeorge ClevelandNathan
Hollis JewellChris
Guy UsherGuy UsherJudge
Jean O'NeillRuth
Budd BusterBudd BusterFair Barker
William GouldWilliam GouldLawyer
Harry HarveyHarry HarveyJones
Jack KennedyAbner
Hooper AtchleyHooper Atchley
Horace B. CarpenterHorace B. Carpenter

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