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Girls Can Play
Girls Can Play
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Girls Can Play

1937
59m
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1937

Runtime

59m

Storyline

"While the crowd roars a beauty dies!"

The Hollywood Post's sports writer, Jimmy Jones (Charles Quigley), yearns to be a crime reporter, and thus looks for foul play on even the most routine assignments. In writing a piece about a girl's softball team, Jimmy discovers that their sponsor, Foy Harris (John Gallaudet), is a notorious racketeer who has supposedly gone straight. Jimmy suspects Foy is still up to no good. He begins hanging around the team to do a bit of snooping, and also to be near the cute new pitcher, Ann Casey (Jacqueline Wells).

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
59m
Jun 23, 1937
Languages
English
Director
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

26 Cast Members

Charles Quigley

Charles Quigley

Jimmy Jones

Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Ann Casey

John Gallaudet

John Gallaudet

Foy Harris

Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth

Sue Collins

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Pete, press photographer sidekick

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Editor Brophy

John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell

Danny Maschio

George McKay

George McKay

Sluggy, the stuttering umpire

Patricia Farr

Patricia Farr

Peanuts O'Malley

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Sports Editor Dugan

Lucille Lund

Lucille Lund

Line Place-holder Jane Harmon

Beatrice Blinn

Beatrice Blinn

Waitress May

Richard Terry

Henchman Cisto

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Phil Balter, escapee

James Flavin

James Flavin

Det. Bill O'Malley

Evelyn Selbie

Evelyn Selbie

Restaurant Fortune Teller

Richard Kipling

Mr. Raymond

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Police Captain

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Alice, Brophy's secretary

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