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Romance of the Limberlost

Romance of the Limberlost

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RomanceDrama

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

16 June 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jean Parker

Jean Parker

Laurie

Eric Linden

Eric Linden

Wayne

Marjorie Main

Marjorie Main

Nora

Edward Pawley

Edward Pawley

Corson

Betty Blythe

Betty Blythe

Mrs. Parker

Sarah Padden

Sarah Padden

Sarah

George Cleveland

George Cleveland

Nathan

Hollis Jewell

Hollis Jewell

Chris

Guy Usher

Guy Usher

Judge

Jean O'Neill

Jean O'Neill

Ruth

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Fair Barker

William Gould

William Gould

Lawyer

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Jones

Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy

Abner

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Horace B. Carpenter

Horace B. Carpenter

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