Discarded Lovers

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Discarded Lovers
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Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
Written by Arthur Hoerl
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
CinematographyWilliam Hyer
Edited byCharles J. Hunt
Distributed byCapitol Film Exchange(USA)
Pathé Pictures Ltd.(UK)
Release date
January 3, 1932
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Discarded Lovers is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer.

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Plot

A blonde bombshell movie star is murdered and her body is found in a car. She had just finished doing the last and final scenes in a film. Irma Gladden was a sexy blonde bombshell who was having many tangled romantic affairs. She was loose and easy. In solving the murder there are the usual friends, police, reporters and employees who administer their help to the police captain and the police sergeant. Suspects abound and include Irma's husband, a jealous wife, a boy friend and an ex-husband.

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