"TIME OF BITTER RECKONING When Fate turns the book of Life to a new page of happiness or doom!" 26 May 1939 Drama, Romance 65 mins
A celebrated Broadway actress and a wealthy widowed businessman are brought together through their shared affection for a young orphan.
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Frieda Inescort as Linda Marsh
Otto Kruger as Julian Forbes
Adrienne Ames as Susan Pendleton
Donald Douglas as Stewart Brewster
Jane Darwell as Sophie
J.M. Kerrigan as Timothy
Ann E. Todd as Beth
Leonard Carey as Butler
Sarah Padden as Sister Theodosia
Ferris Taylor as Weber
Willard Parker as Lansdowne
Landers Stevens as Doctor
Joe McGuinn as Car Driver (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham as Doctor (uncredited)
Winifred Drew as Actress (uncredited)
Betsy Gay as Orphan (uncredited)
Sidney Salkow Director
Sol C. Siegel Associate Producer
Garrett Fort Story
Adele Palmer Costume Design
Ernest Miller Director of Photography
William Morgan Editor
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United States 26 May 1939
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