''Soldiers and Women'' is a 1930 American

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crime film directed by

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and starring Aileen Pringle,

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and

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. Produced by

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, it is based on a 1929 stage play by Paul Hervey Fox and George Tilton. A print is preserved by the

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.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p.170 c.1978 by The United Artists

Synopsis

Captain Clive Branch of the

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is stationed with the garrison in Haiti, where he is conducting affairs with the wives of two fellow officers. When one of the husbands is murdered he comes under suspicion of the killing.

Cast

* Aileen Pringle as Brenda Ritchie *

as Captain Clive Branch *Judith Wood as Helen Arnold *

as Captain Arnold *Emmett Corrigan as General Mitchell *

Blanche Friderici Blanche L. Friderici (January 21, 1878 – December 23, 1933) was an American film and stage actress, sometimes credited as Blanche Frederici. Early years Friderici was a native of Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were William E. Friderici ...

as Martha *

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

as Sgt. Conlon *Raymond Largay as Colonel Ritchie *William Colvin as Doctor *Sam Nelson as Pvt. Delehanty

References

External links

Soldiers and Women @ IMDb.com
* 1930 films Films directed by Edward Sloman Columbia Pictures films American films based on plays American mystery films Films about the United States Marine Corps Films set in Haiti 1930s mystery films American crime films 1930s crime films American romance films 1930s romance films 1930s American films {{mystery-film-stub