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Child of Manhattan (1933)

★ 7.2/10 70 min Drama, Romance United States English
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The drama of a good girl with a bad name!

Description

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.

Top Cast

Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll Madelaine McGonagle
John Boles
John Boles Paul Vanderkill
Buck Jones
Buck Jones "Panama Canal" Kelley
Jessie Ralph
Jessie Ralph Aunt Minnie
Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick Aunt Sophie
Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni Carlos Spumoni Bustamente
Warburton Gamble
Warburton Gamble Stephen Eggleston
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell Mrs. McGonagle

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