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  • Scandal Street (1938)
  • Approved
    62 min | Drama, Romance
Scandal Street (1938)
Approved
62 min | Drama, Romance

Joe McKnight temporarily leaves his fiance, 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 ...See moreJoe McKnight temporarily leaves his fiance, 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. Ada Smith and her friends spread gossip about the innocent relationship between Brown and Nora. One of Nora's staunch defenders is neighboring schoolgirl Wilma "Willie" Murphy, who tells tall tales and, because of her curly hair and clumsiness, is mercilessly teased by her schoolmates. One night, Nora warns Brown that, according to information that she found at the library, the business he is starting is against a postal law. Later, Brown receives a telegram from the post office informing him that Wilson's plan is a fraud. Brown demands his $2,500 investment back from Wilson. When Nora goes to Brown's house to retrieve her glasses, she finds him dead on the floor. Brown's wife Birdie finds her by the body and accuses her of murder. Joe returns to find Nora in jail, and because of the cruel gossip surrounding her, the district attorney promises he will do his best to prove her guilt. Willie, who hates Wilson because he has been courting her mother Maybelle, digs up a pair of Wilson's gloves she was using, and gives them to Joe as evidence. During the trial, Wilson incriminates himself by saying that he killed Brown because Brown threatened to call the police if he did not return his money. Nora is released, the gossip-mongers are proven wrong and Willie gets back at her friends when Nora and Joe help straighten her hair. See less
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55 cast members
Name Known for
Lew Ayres
Joe McKnight Joe McKnight   See fewer
Louise Campbell
Nora Langdon Nora Langdon   See fewer
Roscoe Karns
Austin Brown Austin Brown   See fewer
Porter Hall
James Wilson James Wilson   See fewer
Edgar Kennedy
Daniel Webster Smith Daniel Webster Smith   See fewer
Elizabeth Patterson
Ada Smith Ada Smith   See fewer
Cecil Cunningham
Maybelle Murphy Maybelle Murphy   See fewer
Virginia Weidler
Wilma 'Willie' Murphy Wilma 'Willie' Murphy   See fewer
Lucien Littlefield
Robert Johnson Robert Johnson   See fewer
Jan Duggan
Vera Veazy Vera Veazy   See fewer
Laraine Day
Peg Smith (as Laraine Johnson) Peg Smith (as Laraine Johnson)   See fewer
Lois Kent
Marilyn Smith Marilyn Smith   See fewer
George Offerman Jr.
Jerome Murphy Jerome Murphy   See fewer
Esther Howard
Birdie Brown Birdie Brown   See fewer
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Bennie Nordskudder Bennie Nordskudder   See fewer
Louise Beavers
Clairce Clairce   See fewer
Jimmy Aubrey
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Babb
Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Brister
District Attorney (uncredited) District Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
James P. Burtis
Mr. Miller (uncredited) Mr. Miller (uncredited)   See fewer
Mae Busch
Gwen (uncredited) Gwen (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Caldwell
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethel Clayton
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Sheila Darcy
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Paula DeCardo
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Ellen Drew
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Fern Emmett
Lillian Johnson (uncredited) Lillian Johnson (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorna Gray
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Scott Groves
Telegraph Boy (uncredited) Telegraph Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Harriette Haddon
Usherette (uncredited) Usherette (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hall
Newspaper Street Hawker (uncredited) Newspaper Street Hawker (uncredited)   See fewer
Otis Harlan
Taxicab Driver (uncredited) Taxicab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Sally Harper
Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Carol Holloway
Sadie (uncredited) Sadie (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Keckley
Jail Matron (uncredited) Jail Matron (uncredited)   See fewer
Gwen Kenyon
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Mary Frances McFarland
Little girl (uncredited) Little girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Jackie McGee
Dance Student (uncredited) Dance Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Helaine Moler
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Joyce Oliver
Dance Student (uncredited) Dance Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Carol Parker
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Margaret Randall
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Alma Ross
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Art Rowlands
Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
Buster Slaven
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar Smith
Clarice's Boy Friend (uncredited) Clarice's Boy Friend (uncredited)   See fewer
Pietro Sosso
Piano Player (uncredited) Piano Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Patty Thomas
Little Girl (uncredited) Little Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Archie Twitchell
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vernon
Mrs. Miller (uncredited) Mrs. Miller (uncredited)   See fewer
Marion Weldon
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Dorothy White
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Gloria Williams
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Jack Winn
Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
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