Girls' Town
A West Coast version of "Stage Door", set at a Hollywood boarding house for young women hoping for movie careers.
Casts & Crew
Edith Fellows
June Storey
Kenneth Howell
Anna Q. Nilsson
Alice White
Warren Hymer
Vince Barnett
Paul Dubov
Peggy Ryan
Helene Stanley
Cara Williams
Charles Williams
Elinor Donahue
Bud Jamison
Also Directed by Victor Halperin
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