One Crowded Night

The future of a group of strangely connected lives is determined on one crucial night at a dinky motel in the desert.

Cast

Billie Seward

as Gladys

William Haade

as Joe Miller

Anne Revere

as Mae Andrews

Paul Guilfoyle

as Jim Andrews

Emma Dunn

as Ma Matthews

George Watts

as Pa Matthews

Dick Hogan

as Vince Sanders

Gale Storm

as Annie Mathews

Don Costello

as Lefty

Steve Pendleton

as Mat

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