City Girl (1938)

6.5/10 63 min Drama Crime

Overview

In this tearful crime melodrama, a waitress becomes so taken with her dream of living in posh luxury and comfort that she leaves her honest boyfriend, who has just been promoted to assistant district attorney, to take up with a notorious gangster who lavishes her with stolen furs and fabulous diamonds. Unfortunately, the luxury and comfort come with a life of crime and soon she is wanted for murder and jail-breaking.

Cast

Phyllis Brooks

Ellen Ward

Ricardo Cortez

Charles Blake

Robert Wilcox

Donald Sanford

Douglas Fowley

Ritchie

Chick Chandler

Mike Harrison

Esther Muir

Flo Nichols

Adrienne Ames

Vivian Ross

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Ward (uncredited)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Gangster (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Doctor's Assistant (uncredited)

Lynn Bari

Waitress (uncredited)

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