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- Release Date: 1943
- Runtime: 66 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
- Starring: Mary Lee, John Archer, Marjorie Lord, Harry Davenport ... see all
- Director: Joseph Santley
- Plot: Elizabeth "Liz" Gorty lives with her mother and stepfather in a ramshackle boarding house in "Shantytown" on the "wrong side of the tracks." Bill Allenand his wife Virginia rent a... Read more
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The German influence shows.
Nov 27, 2005
Leslie Howard Adams - imdb.com
Nov 27, 2005Leslie Howard Adams - imdb.com
Many film-making refugees from Nazi Germany found employment at Republic (as writers, associate producers and set/art) during the early-40's, and most of the B-features they worked on at Republic reflect themes and styles not normally associated with Republic's usual-lively B-features.... Full review
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MTV.com
Though Republic's Shantytown keeps threatening to become a musical, it's essentially a romantic drama built around the thespic talents of new discovery Mary Lee.
Of special interest to movie buffs is the fact that John Archer's screen wife is played by his real-life spouse Marjorie Lord.
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