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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.

1933 |1h 10m |  Drama, Romance

Cast

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Nancy Carroll

Madelaine McGonagle

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John Boles

Paul Vanderkill

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Buck Jones

"Panama Canal" Kelley

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Jessie Ralph

Aunt Minnie

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Clara Blandick

Aunt Sophie

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Luis Alberni

Carlos Spumoni Bustamente

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Warburton Gamble

Stephen Eggleston

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Jane Darwell

Mrs. McGonagle

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Garry Owen

Buddy McGonagle

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Betty Grable

Lucy McGonagle

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Nat Pendleton

Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer

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Edward LeSaint

Dr. Schultz

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Matthew Betz

Chet Watson (uncredited)

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Tyler Brooke

Dulcey

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Status

Released

Language

English

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