

Beauty Parlor
1932-06-15 · 64 min · ★ 7.5
Film follows the romantic exploits of two depression-era manicurists, one of whom is being woo'd by a true gentleman of means, the other of whom lets herself become a pawn of operators of a call-girl ring.
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- Directors
- Richard Thorpe
- Production companies
- Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Barbara KentSally Dale
John HarronJeffrey Colt
Joyce ComptonJoan Perry
Wheeler OakmanJim Fremont
Dorothy RevierStella, Fremont's partner
Albert GranBurke
Betty MackLou
Mischa AuerHerman Bauer
Harry C. BradleyHenry Mason
Mary GordonLandlady
Lloyd IngrahamDistrict Attorney
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