Forgotten Women is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Marion Shilling, Beryl Mercer and Rex Bell.Lussier p.198 It was distributed by Monogram Pictures, one of the leading studios outside the majors.
Plot Aspiring actress Patricia Young is struggling to make a living as a Hollywood extra. Along with her newspaper reporter boyfriend Jimmy, she discovers the activities of a crooked producer. This leads to a promotion to him, but his head seems to be turned by the daughter of his newspaper's owner. Patricia is advised by fellow extra and former star Fern Madden who lives in the same boarding house.
Cast Marion Shilling as Patricia Young Beryl Mercer as Fern Madden Rex Bell as Jimmy Burke Virginia Lee Corbin as Sissy Salem Carmelita Geraghty as Helen Turner Edna Murphy as Trixie de Forrester Edward Earle as Sleek Moran Jack Carlyle as Tony Dugan Eddie Kane as Mose Swineback Gordon De Main as Walrus William Beaudine as Director Thomas A. Curran as Mr. Turner Billy Franey as Mr. Flanagan - Ice Man Gordon Griffith as Movie Cameraman William H. O'Brien as Sleek's Butler Dorothy Vernon as Landlady Charles Williams as Jerry (stagehand)
References
Bibliography Lussier, Tim. "Bare Knees" Flapper: The Life and Films of Virginia Lee Corbin. McFarland, 2018.
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