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Illegal (1932) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1932 · 71 mins · English
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- Directed by
- William C. McGann
- Starring
- Ivor Barnard, Margot Grahame, Isobel Elsom, D.A. Clarke-Smith
She throws out her second husband after he ruins her finances with gambling and alcohol. Using a windfall, she secretly opens an illegal nightclub and gambling den to fund a high‑society education for her daughters. When police shut it down, the sisters take over, legalize it, but their rivalry grows and ex‑husband returns, threatening everything.
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