Child of Manhattan

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 11, 1933

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Garry Owen,Clara Blandick,Edward LeSaint,Tyler Brooke,Nat Pendleton,Matthew Betz,Warburton Gamble,Betty Grable,Jessie Ralph,Jane Darwelland 4 more

Director

Edward Buzzell

Writer

Preston Sturges,Gertrude Purcell,Maurine Dallas Watkins

Cinematography

Ted Tetzlaff

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0023887