...One Third of a Nation...

Directed by Dudley Murphy
1939    79m    Approved
Drama
6.2
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In a harrowing tale of urban neglect, affluent Peter Cortlant rescues young Joey from a tenement fire, only to discover his own complicity in the tragedy. As he falls for sister Mary, he battles family opposition to transform their poverty-stricken lives with safe housing.
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Cast of ...One Third of a Nation...
  • Sylvia SidneyMary Rogers
  • Leif EricksonPeter Cortlant
  • Myron McCormickSam Moon
  • Hiram ShermanDonald Hinchley
  • Sidney LumetJoey Rogers
  • Muriel HutchisonEthel Cortlant
  • Percy WaramArthur Mather
  • Otto HulettAssistant District Attorney
  • Horace SinclairJohn (Butler)
  • Iris AdrianMyrtle
  • Charles DingleMr. Rogers
  • Edmonia NolleyMrs. Rogers
  • Hugh CameronMr. Cassidy
  • Julia FassettMrs. Cassidy
  • Baruch LumetMr. Rosen
  • Byron RussellInspector Castle
  • Robert GeorgeBuilding Inspector
  • Wayne NunnInspector Waller
  • Max HirschMr. Cohen (1870)
  • Miriam GoldinaMrs. Cohen (1870)
  • Bea HendricksMin
  • William PoteJim
  • William ChalleeReporter (uncredited)
  • Jeff CoreyMan in Crowd at Fire (uncredited)
  • George LesseyDoctor (uncredited)
 
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