Laughing at Trouble(1936)
WITH SMILE OR FROWN SHE RULED THE TOWN!
A man convicted of murder escapes from jail and hides out in the home of a small town newspaper publisher who has befriended him. She knows who the real killer is.
Movie: Laughing at Trouble
Top 10 Billed Cast
Glory Bradford
Mary Bradford
Mrs. Jennie Nevins
Alice Mathews
Lizzie Beadle
Ella McShane
Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady
Bill Norton
Cyrus Hall
Jamie Bradford
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