Alias Mary Smith

1932 film
  • July 15, 1932 (1932-07-15)
Running time
61 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Alias Mary Smith is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Blanche Mehaffey, John Darrow, and Raymond Hatton.[1] It was released by the independent company Mayfair Pictures.

Plot

A young woman known by her alias Mary Smith, falls in love with a wealthy young man despite his father's disapproval. Unbeknown to them she is the sister of a man executed after being framed by gangster Snowy Hoagland for a crime he didn't commit. Seeking revenge on him, she becomes entangled in the murder of a district attorney.

Cast

  • Blanche Mehaffey as Joan
  • John Darrow as Buddy
  • Raymond Hatton as Scoop
  • Edmund Breese as Father
  • Myrtle Stedman as Mother
  • Gwen Lee as Blossom
  • Henry B. Walthall as Attwell
  • Alec B. Francis as Lawyer
  • Matthew Betz as Snowy
  • Jack Grey as Kearney
  • Harry Strang as Yeager
  • Ben Hall as Jake
  • Jack Cheatham as Cop
  • George Chesebro as Mac

References

  1. ^ Langman & Finn p. 6

Bibliography

  • Langman, Larry & Finn, Daniel. A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Greenwood Press, 1995.
  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

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