The Girl from Nowhere
Genres
Overview
Dress shop owner, Tillie Tucker, lands a job at a Hollywood film studio and brings her boyfriend and employee, Miss Boyle, out West.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
20 min
Release Date
1928-08-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Daphne Pollard
Tillie Tucker - Wardrobe Mistress
Mack Swain
Wilbur Ashcraft
Billy Bevan
Constable Billy Barnes
Carole Lombard
Miss Boyle - Dress Shop Owner
Dot Farley
Sunshine Hart
Andy Clyde
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