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Shantytown (1943)
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66 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Shantytown (1943)

Approved

66 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Elizabeth "Liz" Gorty (Mary Lee) lives with her mother and stepfather in a ramshackle boarding house in Shantytown on the wrong side of the tracks. Bill Allen (John Archer) and his wife Virginia (Marjorie Lord) rent a room from the Gorty's...See moreElizabeth "Liz" Gorty (Mary Lee) lives with her mother and stepfather in a ramshackle boarding house in Shantytown on the wrong side of the tracks. Bill Allen (John Archer) and his wife Virginia (Marjorie Lord) rent a room from the Gorty's and "Liz", always a tomboy, resolves to become a lady like Virginia, who is expecting a baby. Bill is a fugitive from the law because he was innocently involved in a crime pulled off by the "Ace" Landers gang. Landers (Noel Madison) locates Bill and the latter is forced to drive a get-away car in a bank robbery. The gang is caught but Bill escapes. Meanwhile, Virginia is ill and is attended by kindly old "Doc" Herndon (Harry Davenport). "Liz" manages to get on an amateur-hour broadcast, sings "On The Corner of Sunshine and Main" and "It Had To Be You", accompanied by Marty Malneck (Matty Malneck) and his Orchestra, and she tosses in a plea for Bill to come home. Written by Les Adams See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Mary Lee Elizabeth 'Liz' Gorty Elizabeth 'Liz' Gorty See fewer	Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
John Archer Bill Allen Bill Allen See fewer	White Heat (1949)
Marjorie Lord Virginia Allen Virginia Allen See fewer	The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
Harry Davenport 'Doc' Herndon 'Doc' Herndon See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Billy Gilbert 'Papa' Ferrelli 'Papa' Ferrelli See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Anne Revere Mrs. Bessie Gorty Mrs. Bessie Gorty See fewer	Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
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Frank Jenks 'Whitey' 'Whitey' See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Cliff Nazarro 'Shortcake' 'Shortcake' See fewer	Forged Passport (1939)
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer 'Bindy' 'Bindy' See fewer	Second Childhood (1936)
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