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Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan
DramaRomance

Child of Manhattan

February 11, 1933
1h 10m
TMDB7.2· 5

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.

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

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Buddy McGonagle

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

Lucy McGonagle

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Dr. Schultz

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Chet Watson (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke

Tyler Brooke

Dulcey

Crew
Edward Buzzell

Edward Buzzell

Director

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Movie Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget (USD)N/A
Revenue (USD)N/A
Popularity0%
Produced by
Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures

US

Released in

United States

Spoken Languages

English