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Virtue

19326.8 / 1068 min
Drama, Crime, Romance

Overview

Yesterday a Lady with a Past — Today the Wife of the Man She Loved!

Given a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon befriended by kindly cab driver Jimmy Doyle who gets her work at a diner, where she meets Gert, another former prostitute. Mae and Jimmy fall in love, marry and save to buy a small business. Gert then pleads for money from Mae, which results in her unwitting involvement in a crime. Believing Mae has lied and cheated him, Jimmy threatens to leave her.

Cast

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Mae

Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien

Jimmy Doyle

Mayo Methot

Mayo Methot

Lil Blaine

Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue

Toots O'Neil

Shirley Grey

Shirley Grey

Gert Hanlon

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Frank

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Detective MacKenzie

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

Magistrate

Fred Santley

Fred Santley

Hank

Arthur Wanzer

Arthur Wanzer

Flanagan

Jessie Arnold

Jessie Arnold

Landlady

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

District Attorney

Vance Carroll

Vance Carroll

Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

Charlie (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Judge (uncredited)

Charles McMurphy

Charles McMurphy

Ryan (uncredited)

Lew Meehan

Lew Meehan

2nd Detective (uncredited)

King Mojave

King Mojave

Gambler (uncredited)

Field Norton

Field Norton

Bank Cashier (uncredited)

Paddy O'Flynn

Paddy O'Flynn

Passerby (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt

Buddy Roosevelt

Lunch Counter Customer (uncredited)

Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Tony (uncredited)

Crew

Edward Buzzell

Edward Buzzell

Director

Ethel Hill

Ethel Hill

Story

Robert Riskin

Robert Riskin

Screenplay

Harry Cohn

Harry Cohn

Producer

Maurice Wright

Maurice Wright

Editor

Joseph Walker

Joseph Walker

Director of Photography

Sam Nelson

Sam Nelson

Assistant Director

Edward Bernds

Edward Bernds

Sound Engineer

Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Additional Music

David Klatzkin

David Klatzkin

Additional Music