Scandal Street(1938)
Joe McKnight temporarily leaves his fiancée, Nora Langdon, for an expedition in a South American jungle. Nora gets a position as librarian in the small town of Midberg, where she boards with the Smith family. Nora is befriended by her next-door neighbor Austin Brown, who, unknown to his wife, is engaged in a moneymaking scheme with James Wilson.
Movie: Scandal Street
Top 10 Billed Cast
Joe McKnight
Nora Langdon
Austin Brown
James Wilson
Daniel Webster Smith
Ada Smith
Maybelle Murphy
Wilma 'Willie' Murphy
Robert Johnson
Vera Veazy
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