Movie

Working Girls

Released: December 12, 1931 (1931)

Runtime: 77 minutes

Genres: Comedy

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

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Mary Forbes as Mrs. Johnstone
Age at release: 48
Paul Lukas as Dr. Joseph Von Schrader
Age at release: 37
Dorothy Stickney as Loretta
Age at release: 35
Stuart Erwin as Pat Kelly
Age at release: 28
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Boyd Wheeler
Age at release: 27
Judith Wood as June Thorpe
Age at release: 25
Dorothy Hall as Mae Thorpe
Age at release: 25
Frances Dee as Louise Adams
Age at release: 22
Frances Moffett as Lou Hollings
Age at release: 21
Claire Dodd as Jane
Age at release: 19

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Claude King as Mr. Adams (uncredited)
Age at release: 56
Leonard Carey as Boyd's Butler (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
Marjorie Gateson as Modiste (uncredited)
Age at release: 40
Virginia Hammond as Mrs. Flora Adams (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
Gay Sheridan as Winnie (uncredited)
Age at release: 34
Alberta Vaughn as Violet (uncredited)
Age at release: 27
Mischa Auer as Elsie's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Age at release: 26
Yvonne Howell as Baby (uncredited)
Age at release: 26
Geneva Mitchell as Maizie (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
Adrienne Ames as Bit (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
Jane Mercer as Fannie (uncredited)
Age at release: 21
Sheila Bromley as Carrie (uncredited)
Age at release: 20
Marion Byron as Ellen (uncredited)
Age at release: 20
Edith Arnold as Verne (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Ruth Channing as Frieda (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Sue Gomes as Alice (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Lisa Gora as Elsie (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Gretta Gould as Miss Gray (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
Stella Moore as Maude (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
David Mir as Perfumer (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown