The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932): Cast
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain is a 1932 crime drama directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Ann Dvorak as Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain, Frank McHugh and Guy Kibbee. It runs 1 hour 13 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 13m (73 min)
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Original language
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English - Studio
- First National Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Strange Love of Molly Louvain About?
The premise of The Strange Love of Molly Louvain without spoilers.
The film explores how a misguided romance can ruin a promising young woman's life. When a quick‑witted reporter crosses paths with her and her volatile male partner—both fugitives implicated in the shooting of a police officer—he becomes entangled in their desperate flight and the consequences of their tangled love.
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- doting mother
- dance hall hostess
- police headquarters
- hotel bellhop
- love cynic
- police detective
- hard boiled dame
- gangster crime
- university student
- chicago illinois
- unrequited love
- sexual attraction
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- rich suitor
- double cross
- mother daughter relationship
- moral reformation
- police dragnet
- coerced confession
- love affair
- jilted by one's lover
- tearjerker romance
- traveling salesman
- children
- staged ambush
- wisecracking character
- love triangle
- unmarried mother
- hotel cigar counter girl
- child born out of wedlock
- relationship of convenience
- shopgirl
- innocent pawn
- man betrays a woman
- melodrama drama
- battle of the sexes scenario
- theft
- trap
- stolen car
- press room
- newsroom
- newspaper headline
- license plate
- illegitimate daughter
- family abandonment
- shootout
- robbery
- ohio
- murder
- missouri
- landlady
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain Cast & Characters
Ann Dvorak leads the cast as Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain, with Frank McHugh as Skeets, a Reporter and Guy Kibbee as Pop, a Policeman. Directed by Michael Curtiz; 23 actors are credited in all.
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Director Michael Curtiz
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Ann Dvorak as Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain -
Frank McHugh as Skeets, a Reporter -
Guy Kibbee as Pop, a Policeman -
C. Henry Gordon as Detective Martin
Also Starring in The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
· 19 more- George Chandler Reporter (uncredited)
- Wade Boteler Detective (uncredited)
- Harry 'Snub' Pollard Bill Collector (uncredited)
- J. Farrell MacDonald Police Sgt. J.B. Antrim (uncredited)
- Charles Middleton Police Capt. Slade
- Claire McDowell Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
- Louise Beavers Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
- Hank Mann Harley, a Reporter (uncredited)
- Thomas E. Jackson Police Sergeant
- Richard Cramer Detective Baldwin (uncredited)
- Leslie Fenton Nick 'Nicky' Grant
- Don Dillaway Ralph Rogers (uncredited)
- Mary Doran Dance Hall Girl
- Evalyn Knapp Doris
- Lee Tracy Scott 'Scotty' Cornell
- Richard Cromwell James 'Jimmy' Cook
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- Lillian Harmer Landlady (uncredited)
- Jesse De Vorska Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
- Jacquie Lyn Ann Marie (uncredited)
More from Michael Curtiz
More films directed by Michael Curtiz, best-rated first: Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, Captain Blood and Yankee Doodle Dandy.
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “情妇莫莉” and “Há Mulheres Assim”.
- Also known as
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- 情妇莫莉
- Há Mulheres Assim
- ¿Hay mujeres así?
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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Strange Love of Molly Louvain, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Strange Love of Molly Louvain?
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain runs 1 hour 13 minutes (73 minutes).
When was The Strange Love of Molly Louvain released?
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain was released on May 28, 1932.
Who directed The Strange Love of Molly Louvain?
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain was directed by Michael Curtiz.
More films by Michael Curtiz Who is in the cast of The Strange Love of Molly Louvain?
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain stars Ann Dvorak as Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain, Frank McHugh as Skeets, a Reporter and Guy Kibbee as Pop, a Policeman, among 23 credited actors.
Does The Strange Love of Molly Louvain have a post-credit scene?
No. The Strange Love of Molly Louvain has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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