Child of Manhattan (1933)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Nancy Carroll

Madelaine McGonagle

John Boles

Paul Vanderkill

Buck Jones

"Panama Canal" Kelley

Jessie Ralph

Aunt Minnie

Clara Blandick

Aunt Sophie

Luis Alberni

Carlos Spumoni Bustamente

Warburton Gamble

Stephen Eggleston

Jane Darwell

Mrs. McGonagle

Garry Owen

Buddy McGonagle

Betty Grable

Lucy McGonagle

Nat Pendleton

Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer

Edward LeSaint

Dr. Schultz

Director & Crew

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