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The drama of a good girl with a bad name!

Child of Manhattan

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.

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Child of Manhattan Cast

Name Character
Clara Blandick She was 52, 81 years old when she died as Aunt Sophie
Betty Grable She was 16, 56 years old when she died as Lucy McGonagle
Nat Pendleton He was 37, 72 years old when he died as Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
Jane Darwell She was 53, 87 years old when she died as Mrs. McGonagle
Garry Owen He was 30, 49 years old when he died as Buddy McGonagle
Luis Alberni He was 46, 76 years old when he died as Carlos Spumoni Bustamente
Jessie Ralph She was 68, 79 years old when she died as Aunt Minnie
Matthew Betz He was 51, 56 years old when he died as Chet Watson (uncredited)
Buck Jones He was 41, 50 years old when he died as Panama Kelley
Warburton Gamble He was 50, 62 years old when he died as Stephen Eggleston
John Boles He was 37, 73 years old when he died as Paul
Nancy Carroll She was 29, 61 years old when she died as Madelaine McGonagle

Child of Manhattan Crew

Name Department
Ted Tetzlaff as Director of Photography. He was 29 (91) years old when He died Camera
Gertrude Purcell as Screenplay. She was 37 (67) years old when She died Writing
Maurine Dallas Watkins as Screenplay. She was 36 (73) years old when She died Writing
Jack Dennis as Editor. He was 1 (now 93) years old Editing
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Child of Manhattan (91 years)

The drama of a good girl with a bad name!

  • Release day: Saturday, February 11, 1933
  • Runtime: 70 minutes