Lady from Nowhere

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Lady from Nowhere
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Directed by Gordon Wiles
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Henry Freulich
Edited by James Sweeney
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 23, 1936 (1936-12-23)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lady from Nowhere is a 1936 American crime film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring Mary Astor, Charles Quigley and Thurston Hall. [1]

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Plot

After witnessing a gangland killing a young woman has to go into hiding.

Cast

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References

  1. Lowe p.1850

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