Summary
Manslaughter is an American romantic film drama first released in 1930,
directed by George Abbott.
The film is based on a novel by Alice Duer Miller and stars Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Emma Dunn, Natalie Moorhead and Richard Tucker.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: George Abbott
- Script: George Abbott, Alice Duer Miller (novel)
- Photo: Archie Stout
- Music: Karl Hajos
- Cast: Claudette Colbert (Lydia Thorne), Fredric March (Dan O’Bannon), Emma Dunn (Miss Bennett), Natalie Moorhead (Eleanor Bellington), Richard Tucker (J.P. Albee, Attorney), Hilda Vaughn (Louise Evans), G. Pat Collins (John Drummond), Steve Pendleton (Bobby), Stanley Fields (Peters), Arnold Lucy (Piers), Ivan F. Simpson (Morson), Irving Mitchell (Foster), Louise Beavers (Rose (prison inmate)), Brooks Benedict (Alex), George Chandler (Roadside Observer), Frances Dee (Party Guest), Bess Flowers (Party Guest), Mary Gordon (Cook), Al Hill (Man in Montage), Edward LeSaint (Curtis), Margaret McWade (Prison inmate), Guy Oliver (Sheriff), William Pawley (Ed, O’Bannon’s Friend), Kathrin Clare Ward (Mrs. Smith (prison matron))
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 85 min; B&W
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