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My Bill is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Farrow released in USA on 8 july 1938 with Kay Francis
My Bill (1938)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 8 july 1938
Directed by John Farrow
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Rating67%
My Bill is a 1938 drama film starring Kay Francis as a poor widow raising four children. It was based on the play Courage by Tom Barry.
Actors
Kay Francis
(Mary Colbrook)
Bonita Granville
(Gwen Colbrook)
John Litel
(John C. Rudlin)
Anita Louise
(Muriel Colbrook)
Bobby Jordan
(Reginald Colbrook)
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