The Misleading Lady

A scheming socialite meets her match in the out-of-touch wildlife explorer she ventures to ensnare.

Cast

Claudette Colbert

as Helen Steele

Edmund Lowe

as Jack Craigen

Stuart Erwin

as Boney

Robert Strange

as Sydney Parker

George Meeker

as Bob Tracy

Selena Royle

as Alice Connell

Curtis Cooksey

as Bill Connell

William Gargan

as Fitzpatrick

Nina Walker

as Jane Weatherby

Edgar Nelson

as Steve

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