9 More Women in Comedy to Watch This Women’s History Month
This list was made with the intention of celebrating the craft. I love seeing more women of colour on this list than before and more newcomers on the scene as well!
Child of Manhattan (1933)
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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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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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Gertrude Purcell, Maurine Dallas Watkins
In Theaters:2/11/1933
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Cast
Edward Buzzell
Director
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
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