Working Girls (1931)
Overview
Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.704 |
Directed By
Dorothy Arzner
Crew
Dorothy Arzner
Jane Loring
Harry Fischbeck
Ralph Rainger
Robert Rhea
Harry Merland
Winifred Lenihan
Vera Caspary
James Knott
Zoe Akins
Clifton King
Lloyd Ahern Sr.
John Leipold
Travis Banton
TOP CAST
Judith Wood
June Thorpe
Dorothy Hall
Mae Thorpe
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Boyd Wheeler
Paul Lukas
Dr. Joseph Von Schrader
Stuart Erwin
Pat Kelly
Frances Dee
Louise Adams
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Johnstone
Frances Moffett
Lou Hollings
Claire Dodd
Jane
Dorothy Stickney
Loretta
Alberta Vaughn
Violet
Geneva Mitchell
Maizie
Adrienne Ames
Bit
Edith Arnold
Verne
Mischa Auer
Elsie's Boyfriend
Sheila Bromley
Carrie
Marion Byron
Ellen
Leonard Carey
Boyd's Butler
Ruth Channing
Frieda
Marjorie Gateson
Modiste
Sue Gomes
Alice
Lisa Gora
Elsie
Gretta Gould
Miss Gray
Virginia Hammond
Mrs. Flora Adams
Claude King
Mr. Adams
Jane Mercer
Fannie
Stella Moore
Maude
Gay Sheridan
Winnie
Yvonne Howell
Baby
David Mir
Perfumer
Harold Minjir
Hotel Desk Clerk
Pat Cummings
Singer with Megaphone
Bill Elliott
Dance Extra / Lobby Extra
Jay Eaton
Dance Extra
Dennis O'Keefe
Dance Extra
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