Tarnished Angel

Tarnished Angel

5.0IMDb Score
Released:1938-10-28
Genre:Drama
Duration:67 min
Director:Leslie Goodwins
Actors:Sally Eilers, Lee Bowman, Ann Miller, Alma Kruger, Paul Guilfoyle
Production:RKO Radio Pictures

Overview:

A showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony evangelist offering "cures" to the sick and disabled.

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