Drama · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 10m

Mary Jane's Pa

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Director
William Keighley
Cast
Aline MacMahon as Ellen Preston Guy Kibbee as Sam Preston Tom Brown as King Wagner Robert McWade as John Wagner Minor Watson as Kenneth Marvin Nan Grey as Lucille Preston
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Clarence Kolster — Editor Heinz Roemheld — Original Music Composer Tom Reed — Screenplay Peter Milne — Screenplay Robert Presnell Sr. — Producer
Tagline

They Set a New High in Howls!

Synopsis

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and hits the road. Ten years later he comes back to find the newspaper shuttered and his family gone.

Mood & Themes
small towndesertionnewspaper publisher
Key Collaborators
William Keighley Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Clarence Kolster Editor Heinz Roemheld Original Music Composer Tom Reed Screenplay Peter Milne Screenplay Robert Presnell Sr. Producer
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