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The Girl from Avenue A
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The Girl from Avenue A

1940-08-09 · 71 min · ★ 7.5

Comedy

A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material for a playwright.

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Directors
Otto Brower
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jane WithersJane WithersJane
Kent TaylorKent TaylorMacMillan Forrester
Kay AldridgeKay AldridgeLucy
Elyse KnoxElyse KnoxAngela
Laura Hope CrewsLaura Hope CrewsMrs. Forrester
Jessie RalphJessie RalphMrs. Van Dyne
Harry ShannonHarry ShannonTimson
Vaughan GlaserVaughan GlaserBishop Phelps
Rand BrooksRand BrooksSteve
Ann ShoemakerAnn ShoemakerMrs. Maddox
George HumbertGeorge HumbertSylvester Gallupi
Carole MathewsCarole Mathews
Caren MarshCaren MarshMinor Role

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