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Silver Queen (1942)
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
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A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
Rating:NR
Genre:Western
Written By:Cecile Kramer, Bernard Schubert
In Theaters:11/14/1942
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Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Harry Sherman Productions
Cast
Lloyd Bacon
Director
George Brent
James Kincaid
Priscilla Lane
Coralie Adams
Bruce Cabot
Gerald Forsythe
Lynne Overman
Hector Bailey
Eugene Pallette
Steve Adams
Janet Beecher
Mrs. Laura Forsythe
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Blackie
Frederick Burton
Dr. Hartley
Spencer Charters
Doc Stonebraker
Eleanor Stewart
Millicent Bailey
Georges Renavent
Andres
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