26 Dec 1931
Mata Hari
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
American Madness
The Great American Picture of Today!
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.
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Walter Huston Thomas Dickson
Pat O'Brien Matt Brown
Kay Johnson Phyllis Dickson
Constance Cummings Helen
Gavin Gordon Cyril Cluett
Arthur Hoyt Ives
Robert Emmett O'Connor Police Inspector
Edwin Maxwell Clark (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway Oscar (uncredited)
Tom Dugan Depositor (uncredited)
Charley Grapewin Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley Sampson (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler Kelly (uncredited)
Berton Churchill O'Brien (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards Gossip on Phone (uncredited)
Julia Griffith Gossip on Phone (uncredited)
Sherry Hall Carter (uncredited)
Harry Holman Loan-Seeker (uncredited)
Anderson Lawler Charlie (uncredited)
Ralph Lewis Judge (uncredited)
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