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Career Woman
Career Woman

Career Woman

"All I wanted was love... now you want to hang me!"

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A young woman graduates from a New York City law school, returns to her small hometown, and finds her first case is defending a childhood friend accused of murder. Director Lewis Seiler's 1936 courtroom drama stars Claire Trevor, Isabel Jewell, Michael Whalen, Gene Lockhart, Eric Linden, Charles Middleton, Edward Brophy, Kathleen Lockhart, Guinn Williams, El Brendel, Sterling Holloway, Ray Brown, Howard Hickman, Frank McGlynn Sr., Charles Waldron Sr., Spencer Charters and Eily Malyon.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

18 December 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Carroll Aiken

Michael Whalen

Michael Whalen

Barry Conant

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Gracie Clay

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Uncle Billy Burly

Eric Linden

Eric Linden

Everett Clark

Virginia Field

Virginia Field

Fifi Brown

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Doc Curley

El Brendel

El Brendel

Chris Erleson

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Bede Sanders

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

George Rogers

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Matt Clay

June Storey

June Storey

Edith Clark

George Meeker

George Meeker

Mr. Smith

Charles Waldron

Charles Waldron

Milt Clark

Kathleen Lockhart

Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Milt Clark

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Sheriff Duncan

Lynne Berkeley

Lynne Berkeley

Helen Clark

Raymond Brown

Raymond Brown

Judge Hite

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Judge Whitman

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Coroner McInery

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Dr. Anderson

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Miss Brinkerhoff

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

Frank Jackson

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