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The Great American Melodrama!

3.0

1h 20m

1935

“The Great American Melodrama!”

Synopsis

A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.

Director

Henry King

DramaRomance

family relationshipsmainesecret past

Cast & Crew

Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

as Anna Moore

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

as David Bartlett

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

as Squire Amasa Bartlett

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

as Constable Seth Holcomb

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

as Martha Perkins

Edward Trevor

Edward Trevor

as Lennox Sanderson

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

as Hi Holler

Astrid Allwyn

Astrid Allwyn

as Kate

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