Forgotten Women (1931 film)

Forgotten Women is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Marion Shilling, Beryl Mercer and Rex Bell. It was distributed by Monogram Pictures, one of the leading studios outside the majors.

Plot
Aspiring actress Patricia Young is struggling to make a living as a Hollywood extra. Along with her newspaper reporter boyfriend Jimmy, she discovers the activities of a crooked producer. This leads to a promotion to him, but his head seems to be turned by the daughter of his newspaper's owner. Patricia is advised by fellow extra and former star Fern Madden who lives in the same boarding house.

Cast

 * Marion Shilling as Patricia Young
 * Beryl Mercer as 	Fern Madden
 * Rex Bell as 	Jimmy Burke
 * Virginia Lee Corbin as Sissy Salem
 * Carmelita Geraghty as Helen Turner
 * Edna Murphy as Trixie de Forrester
 * Edward Earle as Sleek Moran
 * Jack Carlyle as Tony Dugan
 * Eddie Kane as Mose Swineback
 * Gordon De Main as Walrus
 * William Beaudine as Director
 * Thomas A. Curran as Mr. Turner
 * Billy Franey as 	Mr. Flanagan - Ice Man
 * Gordon Griffith as Movie Cameraman
 * William H. O'Brien as Sleek's Butler
 * Dorothy Vernon as 	Landlady
 * Charles Williams as Jerry (stagehand)