
Romance of the Limberlost
1938-06-16 · 75 min · ★ 6.5
An orphaned girl is being raised in the Limberlost by her aunt, who hates her because the girl's mother married the man that the aunt loved. The girl's existence is close to being servitude bondage, and her only companions are the birds and the animals of the forest. She meets and falls in love with a young man whose ambition is to be a lawyer. But her aunt is arranging for her to be married to the wealthiest man in the Limberlost, a drunken, coarse bully.
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- Directors
- William Nigh
- Production companies
- Monogram Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Jean ParkerLaurie
Eric LindenWayne
Marjorie MainNora
Edward PawleyCorson
Betty BlytheMrs. Parker
Sarah PaddenSarah
George ClevelandNathan
Guy UsherJudge
Budd BusterFair Barker
William GouldLawyer
Harry HarveyJones
Hooper Atchley
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