Mama Runs Wild

{{short description|1937 film by Ralph Staub}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Mama Runs Wild

| image = Mama Runs Wild poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Ralph Staub

| producer = Ralph Staub

| screenplay = Gordon Kahn
Hal Yates

| story = Gordon Kahn

| starring = Mary Boland
Ernest Truex
William "Bill" Henry
Lynne Roberts
Max Terhune
Joseph Crehan

| music = Alberto Colombo

| cinematography = Ernest Miller

| editing = Edward Mann

| studio = Republic Pictures

| distributor = Republic Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1937|12|22}}

| runtime = 67 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Mama Runs Wild is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ralph Staub and written by Gordon Kahn and Hal Yates. The film stars Mary Boland, Ernest Truex, William "Bill" Henry, Lynne Roberts, Max Terhune and Joseph Crehan. The film was released on December 22, 1937, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82512/mama-runs-wild |title=Mama Runs Wild (1938) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-10-30}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mama-runs-wild-v101060 |title=Mama Runs Wild (1938) - Ralph Staub |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2018-09-01}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7979 |title=Mama Runs Wild |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-30}}

Plot

Alice Summers becomes an honorary police captain after she helps two bank robbers get caught using fingerprints they left in her purse, now she her objective is to keep criminals out of her town.

Cast

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