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Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

Drama, Romance

1h 10m

February 11, 1933 (92 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Nancy Carroll

Nancy Carroll

Madelaine McGonagle

Birthday: November 19, 1903

29 August 6, 1965 (61)
John Boles

John Boles

Paul Vanderkill

Birthday: October 27, 1895

37 February 27, 1969 (73)
Buck Jones

Buck Jones

"Panama Canal" Kelley

Birthday: December 11, 1891

41 November 30, 1942 (50)
Jessie Ralph

Jessie Ralph

Aunt Minnie

Birthday: November 4, 1864

68 May 30, 1944 (79)
Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Aunt Sophie

Birthday: June 4, 1876

56 April 15, 1962 (85)
Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Carlos Spumoni Bustamente

Birthday: October 3, 1886

46 December 23, 1962 (76)
Warburton Gamble

Warburton Gamble

Stephen Eggleston

Birthday: December 16, 1882

50 August 27, 1945 (62)
Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Mrs. McGonagle

Birthday: October 13, 1879

53 August 13, 1967 (87)
Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Buddy McGonagle

Birthday: February 18, 1902

30 June 1, 1951 (49)
Betty Grable

Betty Grable

Lucy McGonagle

Birthday: December 18, 1916

16 July 2, 1973 (56)