When New York Sleeps
(1934)
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When New York Sleeps
(1934)
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| Spencer Tracy | ... |
Murray Golden
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Helen Twelvetrees | ... |
Virginia Golden
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| Alice Faye | ... |
Peggy Warren
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Robert Gleckler | ... |
Al Mossiter
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Henry O'Neill | ... |
Tommy Doran
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Hobart Cavanaugh | ... |
Freddie Stanton
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G.P. Huntley | ... |
Jack Hart
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| Shirley Temple | ... |
Mary Doran
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Ronnie Cosby | ... |
Tommy Doran Jr.
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Ray Cooke | ... |
Eddie Traylor
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Frank Marlowe | ... |
George Curtis
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Clarence Wilson | ... |
Attorney Joe Davis
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Barbara Weeks | ... |
Wynne
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Theodore Newton | ... |
Joe
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Vince Barnett | ... |
Peppo
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Golden is a two-bit gambler who has promised wife Virginia he'll quit when he makes $200,000. When he fixes a fight he gets mobster Mossiter mad, then loses his fortune to him. He pawns his wife's jewels and takes out an insurance policy on himself. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Just saw this film at a private screening - based on the life of a real gangster - featuring a young "Spence" who is absolutely dynamite. He plays a charming scoundrel who works his way up financially within the underworld via running a gambling joint - fixing fights helping wealthy businessmen out of fixes, etc. And Alice Faye is "Harlowlike" in her second screen role. If you like or love Spencer Tracy - this is a must see film. Sadly, the film survives from a pieced together reconstruction - based on a work print - and thus is a little rough around the edges - with numerous splices which mars some of the dialogue. Nonetheless - a real treat.