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6.2/10   129 votes
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Writers:
Rian James (novel)
Courtney Terrett (adaptation)
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Release Date:
18 June 1932 (USA) more
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Plot:
Jimmy writes the 'Up and Down Broadway' column for the New York Globe, and he is head over heels for Mary... more | add synopsis
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Just misses being a pre-Code classic more (8 total)

Cast

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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ... James 'Jimmy' Russell
Ann Dvorak ... Sally Condon
Frances Dee ... Mary Wodehouse
Lee Tracy ... Stanley Fiske

Lyle Talbot ... Edw. Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
Warren Hymer ... Bernie Olds
André Luguet ... Max Boncour (as Andre Luguet)
Cecil Cunningham ... Aunt Hattie Donovan
Terrance Ray ... Seeley
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William Burress ... Ollie (scenes deleted)

George Raft ... Sneaky (scenes deleted)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones ... Elevator Operator (as Snowflake)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Such Things Happen (UK)
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Runtime:
72 min | USA:71 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Alternate language version of L'athlète incomplet (1932) more
Soundtrack:
Too Many Tears more

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2 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Just misses being a pre-Code classic, 31 October 2000
7/10
Author: bensonj from New York, NY

This is a highly entertaining film that just misses being a pre-Code era classic. Doug Jr. is a Broadway columnist and Tracy his sidekick in this comedy-melodrama told in Wellman's odd straight-ahead style. Doug's a winning hero, and Frances Dee perfect as a truly sexy, selfish bitch who could string anyone along. Warren Hymer is better than usual as a doofus who's nonetheless fairly quick witted. Tracy is a bit muted, but, as always, is a joy to watch. In this cynical world, the high road is NOT doing an expose of milk price-fixing. The wise-cracks are plentiful and fun, but they don't quite jump up off the paper.

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