ZaSu Pitts
Aunt Emma Bates
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Synopsis
An unmarried woman leaves her quiet home to watch the son of a former sweetheart box in New York. A reporter helps her obtain a ticket, inadvertently placing her beside an investigation into a kidnapped lawyer. Gangsters misread her connection with him, and the visitor discovers that her apparent innocence can become an unexpected advantage.
Cast
DirectorsJean Yarbrough
Historical context
ZaSu Pitts's anxious screen manner becomes the basis for a comedy of mistaken criminal identity. Also released as Meet the Mob, the film combines her unlikely city adventure with a reporter's attempt to recover both a lost scoop and a damaged engagement.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- ZaSu Pitts — Picture-Play Magazine · Public domain
- Roger Pryor — not credited · Public domain
- Warren Hymer — film screenshot (Republic Pictures Corporation) · Public domain
