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Slaves in Bondage (1937)

Mary Lou manages to escape abduction by a prostitution ring. She tells the Chief of Detectives they were planning to take her to the Berrywood road house, a well-known den of iniquity. Jim Murray and beautician Belle Harris are using her beauty shop to recruit floozies for their road house circuit. Dona Lee, who works at the beauty salon, is falling in love with young reporter wanna-be Phillip, but Murray gets jealous and makes life rough for him. Meanwhile Dona begins to figure out the racket, but becomes threatened by Murray's unwanted advances.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Lona AndreLona AndreDona Lee
  • Photo of Donald ReedDonald ReedPhillip Miller
  • Photo of Wheeler OakmanWheeler OakmanJim Murray
  • Photo of Florence DudleyFlorence DudleyBelle Harris
  • Photo of John MertonJohn MertonNick Costello
  • Photo of Richard CramerRichard CramerDutch Hendricks
  • Photo of William RoyleWilliam RoyleNewspaper City Editor
  • Photo of Edward Peil Sr.Edward Peil Sr.Detective Captain
  • Photo of Louise SmallLouise SmallMary Lou Smith
  • Photo of Matty RoubertMatty RoubertGood-Looking Freddie

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