Man-Proof (1938)
Overview
A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he recently married another woman.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.976 |
Directed By
Richard Thorpe
Crew
George Oppenheimer
Vincent Lawrence
Fanny Heaslip Lea
Richard Thorpe
Waldemar Young
Douglas Shearer
Louis D. Lighton
Cedric Gibbons
Karl Freund
Franz Waxman
George Boemler
Chuck Hamilton
TOP CAST
Myrna Loy
Mimi Swift
Franchot Tone
Jimmy Kilmartin
Rosalind Russell
Elizabeth Kent
Walter Pidgeon
Alan Wythe
Nana Bryant
Meg Swift
Leonard Penn
Bob
John Miljan
Tommy Gaunt
William Stack
Minister
Oscar O'Shea
Gus the Bartender
Rita Johnson
Florence (dialogue scenes deleted)
Ruth Hussey
Jane (dialogue scenes deleted)
Harry Davenport
Hitchhiker (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
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