Grand Old Girl
When jazz and gin menaced her boys and girls, she raided the hot spots single-handed!
1935 · 1h 12m · Passed
Drama, Romance
Directed by
John S. Robertson
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Grand Old Girl
Overview
An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.
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