

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936-10-06 · 110 min · ★ 6.7
Carrie Snyder is a prostitute, who is forced out of the fictional southern town of Crebillon, after forming a friendship with a young boy named Paul, whose dying mother is unable to protest against her son visiting such a woman. After Carrie has left town Paul runs away from his abusive father, and meets a girl named Lady who has run away from a burning trainwreck, not wanting to go back to the people she was with. Carrie comes back for Paul and ends up taking Paul and Lady to New York with her.
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- Directors
- Wesley Ruggles
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Gladys GeorgeCarrie Snyder
Arline JudgeLady
John HowardPaul Darnley
Dudley DiggesDennis Ringrose
Harry CareyPhil Yonne
Isabel JewellLilli Eipper
Jackie MoranPaul Darnley
Charlene WyattLady
John WrayGeorge Darnley
William Collier Sr.Ed Moresby
Hattie McDanielEllen Belle
Maude EburneMaggie Devlin
Grady SuttonMat Burdon
Adrienne D'AmbricourtMadame Odette Dessolles
Helen LowellMrs. Wadsworth
George 'Gabby' HayesBearded Man
Irving BaconDrug Store ClerkTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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