Frisco Jenny (1933)
Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple. Years later, thanks to the protection of a corrupt politician, she becomes the main "madame" of San Francisco, in addition to participating in various illegal activities.
Director:
William A. Wellman
Writers:
Robert Lord, Wilson Mizner.
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Ruth Chatterton as Frisco Jenny Sandoval |
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Louis Calhern as Steve Dutton |
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Helen Jerome Eddy as Amah |
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Donald Cook as Dan Reynolds |
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James Murray as Dan McAllister |
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Hallam Cooley as Willie Gleason |
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Pat O'Malley as Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan |
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Harold Huber as George Weaver |
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Robert Emmett O'Connor as Jim Sandoval |
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Willard Robertson as Police Capt. Tom |
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Frank McGlynn Sr. as Good Book Charlie (uncredited) |
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Clarence Muse as Voice of Singer (uncredited) |
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Berton Churchill as Judge Thomas B. Reynolds (uncredited) |
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Nella Walker as Janet Reynolds (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell as Tom Ford (uncredited) |
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Robert Warwick as Kelly (uncredited) |
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J. Carrol Naish as Ed Harris (uncredited) |
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Lucille Ward as Miss Clark of the Children's Welfare League |
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Lee Phelps as Jailer (uncredited) |
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Kathryn Sheldon as Jail Matron (uncredited) |
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William A. Wellman as Reporter (uncredited) |
| Directing | William A. Wellman | Director |
| Writing | Robert Lord | Screenplay |
| Writing | Wilson Mizner | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Directing | Dolph Zimmer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles David Forrest | Sound |
| Art | Robert M. Haas | Art Direction |
| Editing | James B. Morley | Editor |
| Camera | Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |