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Working Girls
Working Girls

Working Girls

MEN may do the bossing- but the girls make their own plans for them!

Genres

Comedy

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Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

12 December 1931

Country

United States of America

Cast

Judith Wood

Judith Wood

June Thorpe

Dorothy Hall

Dorothy Hall

Mae Thorpe

Charles "Buddy" Rogers

Charles "Buddy" Rogers

Boyd Wheeler

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Dr. Joseph Von Schrader

Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Pat Kelly

Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Louise Adams

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Mrs. Johnstone

Frances Moffett

Frances Moffett

Lou Hollings

Claire Dodd

Claire Dodd

Jane

Dorothy Stickney

Dorothy Stickney

Loretta

Alberta Vaughn

Alberta Vaughn

Violet

Geneva Mitchell

Geneva Mitchell

Maizie

Adrienne Ames

Adrienne Ames

Bit

Edith Arnold

Edith Arnold

Verne

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

Elsie's Boyfriend

Sheila Bromley

Sheila Bromley

Carrie

Marion Byron

Marion Byron

Ellen

Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Boyd's Butler

Ruth Channing

Ruth Channing

Frieda

Marjorie Gateson

Marjorie Gateson

Modiste

Sue Gomes

Sue Gomes

Alice

Lisa Gora

Lisa Gora

Elsie

Gretta Gould

Gretta Gould

Miss Gray

Virginia Hammond

Virginia Hammond

Mrs. Flora Adams

Claude King

Claude King

Mr. Adams

Jane Mercer

Jane Mercer

Fannie

Stella Moore

Stella Moore

Maude

Gay Sheridan

Gay Sheridan

Winnie

Yvonne Howell

Yvonne Howell

Baby

David Mir

David Mir

Perfumer

Harold Minjir

Harold Minjir

Hotel Desk Clerk

Pat Cummings

Pat Cummings

Singer with Megaphone

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Dance Extra / Lobby Extra

Jay Eaton

Jay Eaton

Dance Extra

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Dance Extra

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