Women in Hiding (1940): Cast
Women in Hiding is a 1940 short crime drama directed by Joseph M. Newman, starring Granville Bates as Dr. Bates, C. Henry Gordon and Wade Boteler. It runs 22 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Director
- Joseph M. Newman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Women in Hiding About?
The premise of Women in Hiding without spoilers.
In this short from the Crime Does Not Pay series, a desperate young woman hides her pregnancy from her parents and cannot afford the hospital fees needed to save her newborn. She becomes ensnared in a black‑market baby racket staffed by charlatan doctors who offer illegal, dangerous procedures.
Women in Hiding Themes & Keywords
· 44 tags- quack
- pregnant woman
- sexual issues
- woman in danger
- baby
- pregnancy
- secret
- unwed mother
- crime does not pay series
- adoption
- death
- fire
+32 more Show fewer
- fire truck
- police arrest
- fireman
- police officer
- siren
- assault
- arson
- corpse
- police car
- explosion
- police detective
- investigation
- suicide
- signature
- hysteria
- contract
- black market
- father daughter relationship
- grief
- interview
- newspaper ad
- physician
- childbirth complication
- nurse
- single mother
- home for unwed mothers
- dying in childbirth
- death in childbirth
- giving birth
- childbirth
- birth
- expectant mother
Women in Hiding Cast & Characters
Granville Bates leads the cast as Dr. Bates, with C. Henry Gordon as Dr. Mansby and Wade Boteler as Mr. Pelton (uncredited). Directed by Joseph M. Newman; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Joseph M. Newman
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Granville Bates as Dr. Bates -
C. Henry Gordon as Dr. Mansby - Wade Boteler as Mr. Pelton (uncredited)
- Wilfred Lucas as Policeman (uncredited)
Also Starring in Women in Hiding
· 9 more- Charles Middleton Alice's Father (uncredited)
- Edward Hearn Policeman (uncredited)
- William Forrest Investigator (uncredited)
- Barbara Bedford Head Nurse Miss Townsend (uncredited)
- Margaret Bert Nurse (uncredited)
- Marsha Hunt Jane Taylor
- Edward Fielding Dr. Mallory (uncredited)
- Mary Bovard Mary Wilson
- Jane Drummond Alice aka Bunny
More from Joseph M. Newman
More films directed by Joseph M. Newman: The George Raft Story, A Thunder of Drums, Twenty Plus Two and Tarzan, the Ape Man.
Cars in Women in Hiding
2 cars on screen: the 1939 Dodge Luxury Liner De Luxe and the unknown.
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1939 Dodge Luxury Liner De Luxe Minor role -
unknown Minor role
Women in Hiding Also Known As
Also known as “Crime Does Not Pay No. 29: Women in Hiding”.
- Also known as
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- Crime Does Not Pay No. 29: Women in Hiding
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Women in Hiding FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Women in Hiding, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Women in Hiding?
Women in Hiding runs 22 minutes.
When was Women in Hiding released?
Women in Hiding was released on June 22, 1940.
Who directed Women in Hiding?
Women in Hiding was directed by Joseph M. Newman.
More films by Joseph M. Newman Who is in the cast of Women in Hiding?
Women in Hiding stars Granville Bates as Dr. Bates, C. Henry Gordon as Dr. Mansby and Wade Boteler as Mr. Pelton (uncredited), among 13 credited actors.
Does Women in Hiding have a post-credit scene?
No. Women in Hiding has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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