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  • Child of Manhattan (1933)
  • Passed
    70 min | Drama, Romance
Child of Manhattan (1933)
Passed
70 min | Drama, Romance

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, ...See morePaul 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. Written by Cameron Majidi See less
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Director
Writers
Gertrude Purcell (screen play) | Maurine Dallas Watkins (screenplay) (as Maurine Watkins) | Preston Sturges (based on stage play by)
Cinematographer
Ted Tetzlaff (photography)
Editor
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Updated Feb 4, 1933

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Feb 4, 1933 (United States)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Nancy Carroll
Madelaine McGonagle Madelaine McGonagle   See fewer
John Boles
Paul Vanderkill Paul Vanderkill   See fewer
Buck Jones
Panama Kelley (as Charles 'Buck' Jones) Panama Kelley (as Charles 'Buck' Jones)   See fewer
Jessie Ralph
Aunt Minnie (as Jessie Rolph) Aunt Minnie (as Jessie Rolph)   See fewer
Clara Blandick
Aunt Sophie Aunt Sophie   See fewer
Luis Alberni
Bustamente Bustamente   See fewer
Warburton Gamble
Eggleston Eggleston   See fewer
Jane Darwell
Mrs. McGonagle Mrs. McGonagle   See fewer
Garry Owen
Buddy (as Gary Owen) Buddy (as Gary Owen)   See fewer
Nat Pendleton
Spyrene Spyrene   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Dr. Schultz (as Edward J. LeSaint) Dr. Schultz (as Edward J. LeSaint)   See fewer
Matthew Betz
Chet Watson (uncredited) Chet Watson (uncredited)   See fewer
Tyler Brooke
Dulcey (uncredited) Dulcey (uncredited)   See fewer
Harrison Greene
Park Plaza Waiter (uncredited) Park Plaza Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Kendall
Louise (uncredited) Louise (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kennedy
Charlie - Bartender (uncredited) Charlie - Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Mortimer
Table Extra at Club (uncredited) Table Extra at Club (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Loveland Dance Hall Extra (uncredited) Loveland Dance Hall Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothea Wolbert
Dulcey's Aide Getting Chinchilla Coat (uncredited) Dulcey's Aide Getting Chinchilla Coat (uncredited)   See fewer
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