Slim

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Slim

"It's a scorcher!"

1937

1h 25m

6.5(4 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Expert lineman Red takes Farm-boy Slim under his wing and teaches him the dangerous, migratory trade of putting up transmission lines. They both love their work, and the same girl, who hates their dangerous profession.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Pat O'Brien

Red Blayd

Henry Fonda

Slim Kincaid

Stuart Erwin

Aaron "Stumpy" Stump

Margaret Lindsay

Cally

John Litel

Wyatt Ranstead

Jane Wyman

Stumpy's Girl

J. Farrell MacDonald

Pop

Joe Sawyer

Windy Wilcox

Maidel Turner

Mrs. Johnson

Dorothy Vaughan

Older Nurse

Creative team

Directed by: Ray Enright
Written by: William Wister Haines

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