Child of Manhattan (1933)
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.
Director:
Edward Buzzell
Writers:
Gertrude Purcell, Maurine Dallas Watkins.
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Nancy Carroll as Madelaine McGonagle |
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John Boles as Paul Vanderkill |
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Buck Jones as "Panama Canal" Kelley |
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Jessie Ralph as Aunt Minnie |
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Clara Blandick as Aunt Sophie |
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Luis Alberni as Carlos Spumoni Bustamente |
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Warburton Gamble as Stephen Eggleston |
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Jane Darwell as Mrs. McGonagle |
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Garry Owen as Buddy McGonagle |
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Betty Grable as Lucy McGonagle |
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Nat Pendleton as Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer |
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Edward LeSaint as Dr. Schultz |
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Matthew Betz as Chet Watson (uncredited) |
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Tyler Brooke as Dulcey |
| Directing | Edward Buzzell | Director |
| Writing | Gertrude Purcell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Preston Sturges | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Jack Dennis | Editor |
| Camera | Ted Tetzlaff | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Maurine Dallas Watkins | Screenplay |
