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Mary Jane's Pa

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Mary Jane's Pa

They Set a New High in Howls!

6.0

1h 10m

1935

“They Set a New High in Howls!”

Synopsis

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and hits the road. Ten years later he comes back to find the newspaper shuttered and his family gone.

Director

William Keighley

Drama

small towndesertionnewspaper publisher

Cast & Crew

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

as Ellen Preston

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

as Sam Preston

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

as King Wagner

Robert McWade

Robert McWade

as John Wagner

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

as Kenneth Marvin

Nan Grey

Nan Grey

as Lucille Preston

John Arledge

John Arledge

as Linc Overman

Robert Light

Robert Light

as Fred

Betty Jean Hainey

Betty Jean Hainey

as Mary Jane Preston

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