Child of Manhattan

1933

1h 10m

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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.

Writers

Preston Sturges(theatre play by)
Gertrude Purcell(screenplay by)
Maurine Dallas Watkins(screenplay by)
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Nancy Carroll
Madelaine McGonagle
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John Boles
Paul Vanderkill
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Buck Jones
"Panama Canal" Kelley
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Jessie Ralph
Aunt Minnie
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Clara Blandick
Aunt Sophie
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Luis Alberni
Carlos Spumoni Bustamente
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Warburton Gamble
Stephen Eggleston
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Jane Darwell
Mrs. McGonagle
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Garry Owen
Buddy McGonagle
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Betty Grable
Lucy McGonagle
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Nat Pendleton
Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
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Edward LeSaint
Dr. Schultz
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Matthew Betz
Chet Watson (uncredited)

Writers

Preston Sturges(theatre play by)
Gertrude Purcell(screenplay by)
Maurine Dallas Watkins(screenplay by)

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Release date

February 11, 1933 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Columbia Pictures

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