None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they're both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.
Top billed cast
Cary GrantErnie Mott
Ethel BarrymoreMa Mott
Barry FitzgeraldHenry Twite
June DuprezAda Brantline
Jane WyattAggie Hunter
George CoulourisJim Mordinoy
Dan DuryeaLew Tate
Roman BohnenDad Pettyjohn
Konstantin ShayneIke Weber
Colin KennyPoliceman Outside
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