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Her Second Mother (1940)
A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents' kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, from the police.
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A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents' kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, from the police.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Music
Written By:Izidor Frankel
In Theaters:11/8/1940
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:Cinema Service Corp.
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