Child of Manhattan (1933)




Betty Grable, Nancy Carroll, Jane Darwell - Child of Manhattan

Nancy Carroll, John Boles - Child of Manhattan

Nancy Carroll - Child of Manhattan




Paul Vanderkill is incredibly wealthy due to his grandfather's fortunate purchase of farmland in what became Midtown Manhattan. One of the tenants of the Vanderkill estate is the Loveland Dance Hall. To ease his aunt Sophie's concerns, Vanderkill visits Loveland and meets a dime-a-dance girl, Madeleine MacGonagal, who captivates him with her unique proletarian accent. They start a secret affair, which turns into a secret marriage when Madeleine becomes pregnant. However, when the baby doesn't survive, Madeleine believes that since Paul only married her for the baby, she should go to Mexico to get a divorce and quickly remarry. There, she meets Panama Canal Kelly, a former admirer who now owns a silver mine. Her plans for divorce and remarriage become complicated when Paul comes to confront her.


Vintage magazines

Photoplay , February 1933

Books with substantial mentioning of Child of Manhattan

Paul L. Nemcek
The Films of Nancy Carroll
New York, 1969


Year: 1933
Country: United States
Language: English
 
IMDb: 0023887