Mama Runs Wild

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Mama Runs Wild
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Directed by Ralph Staub
Screenplay by Gordon Kahn
Hal Yates
Story byGordon Kahn
Produced byRalph Staub
Starring Mary Boland
Ernest Truex
William "Bill" Henry
Lynne Roberts
Max Terhune
Joseph Crehan
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited byEdward Mann
Music by Alberto Colombo
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • December 22, 1937 (1937-12-22)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mama Runs Wild is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ralph Staub and written by Gordon Kahn and Hal Yates. The film stars Mary Boland, Ernest Truex, William "Bill" Henry, Lynne Roberts, Max Terhune and Joseph Crehan. The film was released on December 22, 1937, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Alice Summers becomes an honorary police captain after she helps two bank robbers get caught using fingerprints they left in her purse, now she her objective is to keep criminals out of her town.

Cast

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References

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