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DramaRomance

Child of Manhattan

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

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.

Release Date : 1933-02-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Nancy Carroll

Character Name : Madelaine McGonagle

Original Name : Nancy Carroll

Gender : Female

John Boles

Character Name : Paul Vanderkill

Original Name : John Boles

Gender : Male

Buck Jones

Character Name : "Panama Canal" Kelley

Original Name : Buck Jones

Gender : Male

Jessie Ralph

Character Name : Aunt Minnie

Original Name : Jessie Ralph

Gender : Female

Clara Blandick

Character Name : Aunt Sophie

Original Name : Clara Blandick

Gender : Female

Luis Alberni

Character Name : Carlos Spumoni Bustamente

Original Name : Luis Alberni

Gender : Male

Warburton Gamble

Character Name : Stephen Eggleston

Original Name : Warburton Gamble

Gender : Male

Jane Darwell

Character Name : Mrs. McGonagle

Original Name : Jane Darwell

Gender : Female

Garry Owen

Character Name : Buddy McGonagle

Original Name : Garry Owen

Gender : Male

Betty Grable

Character Name : Lucy McGonagle

Original Name : Betty Grable

Gender : Female

Nat Pendleton

Character Name : Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer

Original Name : Nat Pendleton

Gender : Male

Edward LeSaint

Character Name : Dr. Schultz

Original Name : Edward LeSaint

Gender : Male

Matthew Betz

Character Name : Chet Watson (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew Betz

Gender : Male

Tyler Brooke

Character Name : Dulcey

Original Name : Tyler Brooke

Gender : Male

Reviews

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jacquie11

@jacquie11

2021-06-23

OMG, John Boles is ravishing in this movie and Nancy Carroll is the perfect match for him.