

Miracle on Main Street
1939-12-19 · 78 min · ★ 5.4
On Christmas Eve in the Spanish quarter of L.A. police try to arrest a couple running a shady floor show. Hiding in a church, the young woman finds an abandoned baby and uses it as cover to escape capture.
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- Directors
- Steve Sekely
- Production companies
- Grand National Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
MargoMaria Porter
Walter AbelJim Foreman
William Collier Sr.Dr. Miles
Jane DarwellMrs. Herman
Lyle TalbotDick Porter
Wynne GibsonSade Blake
Veda Ann BorgFlo
Dorothy DevoreWoman in Church
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