''The Woman Condemned'' is a 1934 American

pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship gui ...

film directed by

Dorothy Davenport Fannie Dorothy Davenport (March 13, 1895 – October 12, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer. Born into a family of film performers, Davenport had her own independent career before her marriage to the film a ...

, best known as a silent actress and the wife of actor

Wallace Reid William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver. Early life Reid was born in St. Lou ...

Plot

A radio star takes a vacation and is later found murdered. Barbara Hammond is accused of the murder and Jerry Beall tries to prove her innocence.

Cast

Claudia Dell Claudia Dell (born Claudia Dell Smith; January 10, 1909 – September 5, 1977) was an American showgirl and actress of the stage and movies. Early life Dell moved with her mother to New York City in late 1924 or early 1925 to visit Dell ...

as Barbara Hammond *

Lola Lane Lola Lane (born Dorothy Mullican; May 21, 1906 – June 22, 1981) was an American actress and one of the Lane Sisters with her sisters Leota, Rosemary, and Priscilla Lane. She appeared on Broadway and in films from the 1920s to 1940s. Early y ...

as Jane Merrick *Richard Hemingway as Jerry Beall * Jason Robards Sr. as Jim Wallace * Paul Ellis as Dapper Dan * Douglas Cosgrove as Police Chief *

Mischa Auer Mischa Auer (born Mikhail Semyonovich Unkovsky, ; 17 November 1905 – 5 March 1967) was a Russian-American actor who moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s. He first appeared in film in 1928. Auer had a long career playing in many of the era's ...

as Dr. Wagner *

Sheila Bromley Sheila Bromley (born Louise Fulton; October 31, 1907 – July 23, 2003), also billed early in her career as Sheila LeGay, Sheila Manners, Sheila Mannors or Sheila Manors, was an American television and film actress. She is best known for he ...

as The Actress *

Louise Beavers Louise Beavers (March 8, 1900 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress who appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s to 1960. She played a prominent role in advancing the lives of black Am ...

as Sally, Jane's Maid * Tom O'Brien as First Detective * Neal Pratt as Judge

External links

* * 1934 films 1934 romantic drama films American mystery drama films 1934 crime drama films American black-and-white films American romantic drama films 1930s mystery drama films American crime drama films Films directed by Dorothy Davenport 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language crime drama films English-language romantic drama films English-language mystery drama films {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub