The Silver Lining

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The Silver Lining

"A romance of Park Ave. and Poverty Row!"

1932

0h 57m

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A women in prison tale. One's rich, one's poor. Can they prosper after prison?

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15 members

Acting

Maureen O'Sullivan

Joyce Moore

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Betty Compson

Kate Flynn

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John Warburton

Larry Clark

Acting

Montagu Love

Michael Moore

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Mary Doran

Doris Lee

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Cornelius Keefe

Jerry

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Martha Mattox

Matron

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Wally Albright

Bobby O'Brien

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Grace Valentine

Mrs. O'Brien

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John Holland

Tommy

Acting

J. Frank Glendon

Judge

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Jane Kerr

Matron

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Mildred Golden

Ella Preston

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Marion Stokes

Edna Joyce

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Helen Gibson

Dorothy Dent

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