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The World called her BAD because she dared to LOVE ! morePlot:
Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what was to become Midtown Manhattan... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Worth it for Nancy Carroll's Performance moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Nancy Carroll | ... | Madeleine McGonegle | |
| John Boles | ... | Paul Otto Vanderkill | |
| Buck Jones | ... | Panama Kelly (as Charles 'Buck' Jones) | |
| Jessie Ralph | ... | Aunt Minnie (as Jessie Rolph) | |
| Clara Blandick | ... | Aunt Sophie Jones | |
| Luis Alberni | ... | Carlos Spumoni Bustamente | |
| Warburton Gamble | ... | Stephen Eggleston | |
| Jane Darwell | ... | Mrs. McGonegle | |
| Garry Owen | ... | Buddy McGonegle (as Gary Owen) | |
| Betty Grable | ... | Lucy McGonegle | |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Spyrane - Dance Hall Bouncer |
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I admit I obtained this film because I wanted to see John Boles' performance (he's always been a heart throb of mine) but it was Nancy Carroll's superb and sensitive performance of a common dance hall girl from Brooklyn with a heart of gold which kept me watching, especially considering the poor quality of the print I obtained.
With this multi-faceted performance Nancy proved she was capable of much more than silly flapper roles. Her character is not self-serving in the least, while John Boles' character Paul is indecipherable. After admitting he is totally in love with the dance hall girl he then states he doesn't want to marry her. An unexpected pregnancy forces his hand and he does the honorable thing by marrying her, but the marriage is a secret one. We are to assume it was to protect his older daughter, but since we never see this daughter we don't have much sympathy for Paul's concerns.
The audience receives a typical happy Hollywood ending in Child of Manhattan but somehow it doesn't quite fit the sum total of the film.
Watch Child Of Manhattan (if you can find it) to see Nancy Carroll at her best.
Update: TCM has recently broadcast this film in a lovely print. That's the one to see.