Star for a Night (1936)
Blind Mrs. Lind comes to American to visit her three children whom she thinks are successful.
Top billed cast
Claire TrevorNina Lind
Jane DarwellMrs. Martha Lind
Arline JudgeMamie de la Mont
Evelyn VenableAnna Lind
J. Edward BrombergDoctor Spelimeyer
Dean JaggerFritz Lind
Alan DinehartJames Dunning
Joyce ComptonEllen Romaine
Susan FlemingMildred La Rue
Adrienne MardenKatherine Lind
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