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Child of Manhattan (Edward Buzzell, ) based on Sturges’ play
UNITED STATES · 1933
Child of Manhattan (Edward Buzzell, ) based on Sturges’ play
Synopsis
Child of Manhattan is a 1933 American pre-Code melodrama film based on the play Child of Manhattan by Preston Sturges, which was presented on Broadway in 1932. The film was directed by Edward Buzzell and written for the screen by Gertrude Purcell, and stars Nancy Carroll, star of musical comedies at Paramount, John Boles, and cowboy star Charles "Buck" Jones. This was the second of Sturges' plays
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Films with Similar Themes
urban romance · pre-Code melodrama · Broadway adaptation · social class conflict · Manhattan setting
