Forgotten Faces
6.4
“An emotion picture that will drive deep into million of hearts!”
Harry Ashton is a superstitious gambling house owner, who relies on sprigs of heliotrope as his good luck charm. One day, Harry catches his wife, Cleo with another man. Harry shoots him and takes his 18 month old daughter, Sally to best friend, Sgt. Donovan to find her a good home. Harry turns himself in and gets life in prison. 17 years pass, Cleo is on the brinks of losing her job as a burlesque dancer. Cleo decides to blackmail the McBrides (Sally's devoted adoptive parents). Harry discovers this and promises his warden that while on parole he will protect Sally. Harry trades places with the McBride's butler. While working, Harry discovers a letter addressed to the McBrides from Cleo asking to meet with her. Harry meets with Cleo instead and they begin to fight...
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Cast
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Herbert Marshall
Harry
Known for
Foreign Correspondent
The Fly
Gertrude Michael
Cleo / Harry's wife
Known for
Cleopatra
I'm No Angel
James Burke
Sgt. Johnny Donovan / Harry's friend
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
At the Circus
Robert Cummings
Clinton Faraday
Known for
Dial M for Murder
Saboteur
Betty Jane Rhodes
Sally McBride / Harry's daughter
Also in
Mardi Gras
Jungle Jim
Robert Gleckler
Mike Davidson
Also in
Whipsaw
Great Guy
Arthur Hohl
Hi-Jack Eddie
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
The Whole Town's Talking
Alonzo Price
Warden Davis
Known for
Black Legion
Pierre Watkin
Mr. McBride
Dora Clement
Mrs. McBride
Known for
The Lady Eve
Buck Privates
Alan Edwards
Steve Deland
Also in
If You Could Only Cook
Ring Around the Moon
Ann Evers
Maid
Also in
The Mad Miss Manton
Frontier Town
E.A. Dupont Director · Marguerite Roberts Screenplay Brian Marlow Screenplay
United States release May 15, 1936 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 15, 1936
Theatrical
Sweden
November 5, 1936 · Theatrical
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