Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

1933
1h 10m
7.2

7.2/10

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"The drama of a good girl with a bad name!"

Overview

Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what was to become Midtown Manhattan. The Loveland Dance Hall is one of the tenants of the Vanderkill estates. To reassure his aunt Sophie, Vanderkill visits Loveland to determine whether it is as disreputable as Sophie suspects. There he meets a dime-a-dance girl, Madeleine MacGonagal, who charms him with her quaint proletarian accent. They begin a secret affair, which turns into a secret marriage when pregnancy ensues. When the baby fails to survive, Madeleine decides that since he had married her only for the baby's sake, she should make haste to Mexico to secure a divorce. There she meets Panama Canal Kelly, a former suitor who now owns a silver mine. Her plans for divorce and quick remarriage are complicated when Vanderkill arrives to confront her.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 11, 1933
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0023887

Cast

Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll

Madelaine McGonagle

John Boles
John Boles

Paul Vanderkill

Buck Jones
Buck Jones

"Panama Canal" Kelley

Jessie Ralph
Jessie Ralph

Aunt Minnie

Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick

Aunt Sophie

Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni

Carlos Spumoni Bustamente

Warburton Gamble
Warburton Gamble

Stephen Eggleston

Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell

Mrs. McGonagle

Garry Owen
Garry Owen

Buddy McGonagle

Betty Grable
Betty Grable

Lucy McGonagle

Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton

Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer

Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint

Dr. Schultz

Key Crew

Edward Buzzell
Director
Gertrude Purcell
Screenplay
Maurine Dallas Watkins
Screenplay