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AS STARTLING AS ITS TITLE

6.4

1h 4m

1936

“AS STARTLING AS ITS TITLE”

Synopsis

An inventor looking for backing for his television invention gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters who try to steal his invention.

Director

Del Lord

Science FictionDramaRomance

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Cast & Crew

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

as Barbara 'Bobby' Blake

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

as Fred Dennis

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

as Rocky O'Neil

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

as Mae Collins

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

as John Curtis

Henry Mollison

Henry Mollison

as Thornton

Wyrley Birch

Wyrley Birch

as Paul Turner

Robert Strange

Robert Strange

as Standish

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