Melancholy Dame

Melancholy Dame

Melancholy Dame

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Melancholy Dame

1929

0h 21m

6.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.

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5 members

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Edward Thompson

Permanent Williams

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Evelyn Preer

Jonquil Williams

Evelyn Preer

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Spencer Williams

Webster Dill

Spencer Williams

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Roberta Hyson

Sappho Dill

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Charles Olden

Florian Slappey

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