Working Girls

Working Girls

77 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 12, 1931

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her sister June, more streetwise, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.

Working Girls

77 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 12, 1931

Working Girls
Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her sister June, more streetwise, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Paramount
Original title Working Girls
Directors Dorothy Arzner
Writers Zoe Akins, Winifred Lenihan, Vera Caspary

Cast

Judith Wood

as June Thorpe

Dorothy Hall

as Mae Thorpe

Charles Rogers

as Boyd Wheeler

Paul Lukas

as Dr. Joseph Von Schrader

Stuart Erwin

as Pat Kelly

Frances Dee

as Louise Adams

Mary Forbes

as Mrs. Johnstone

Frances Moffett

as Lou Hollings

Claire Dodd

as Jane

Dorothy Stickney

as Loretta

Alberta Vaughn

as Violet

Geneva Mitchell

as Maizie

Adrienne Ames

as Bit

Edith Arnold

as Verne

Mischa Auer

as Elsie's Boyfriend

Sheila Bromley

as Carrie

Marion Byron

as Ellen

Leonard Carey

as Boyd's Butler

Ruth Channing

as Frieda

Marjorie Gateson

as Modiste

Sue Gomes

as Alice

Lisa Gora

as Elsie

Gretta Gould

as Miss Gray

Virginia Hammond

as Mrs. Flora Adams

Claude King

as Mr. Adams

Jane Mercer

as Fannie

Stella Moore

as Maude

Gay Sheridan

as Winnie

Yvonne Howell

as Baby

David Mir

as Perfumer

Harold Minjir

as Hotel Desk Clerk

Pat Cummings

as Singer with Megaphone

Bill Elliott

as Dance Extra / Lobby Extra

Jay Eaton

as Dance Extra

Dennis O'Keefe

as Dance Extra