A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
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Title: Sidewalks of New York (1931)
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| Buster Keaton | ... | Harmon | |
| Anita Page | ... | Margie | |
| Cliff Edwards | ... | Poggle | |
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Frank Rowan | ... | Butch |
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Norman Phillips Jr. | ... | Clipper |
| Frank LaRue | ... | Sergeant | |
| Oscar Apfel | ... | Judge | |
| Syd Saylor | ... | Mulvaney | |
| Clark Marshall | ... | Lefty | |
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A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
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Keaton as a millionaire, who goes to the slums for the sake of a girl! And how he goes! Don't miss this laugh riot! (Print Ad- Brocton Mirror, ((Brocton, NY)) 11 November 1931) See more »Parents Guide:
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Poggle: Well, there is one, but, you'd never know it.
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(uncredited)
Traditional Russian folk song
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Some of the courtroom dialogue was reused in the The Stooges film "Disorder in the Court (1936)." See more »Goofs
Lefty's pistol, a six shot, is fired twice before Harmon tosses the remaining cartridges into the fireplace. Five bullets subsequently explode in the fire. See more »Quotes
Harmon: There should be a law against this!Poggle: Well, there is one, but, you'd never know it.
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Ochi Tchornya (Dark Eyes)(uncredited)
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26 September 1931 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sidewalks of New York See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAEdit
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$276,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Bumbling wealthy landlord Mr. Harmon (Buster Keaton) is surprised to find his property fall into chaos caused by rowdy kids. Margie Kelly comes to aid of her little brother and knocks Harmon down. It's love at first sight for him. He decides to help the kids to win her over. It's tougher than he imagined with Margie's brother Clipper working with criminal Butch.
Silent super star Buster Keaton had mixed results during the sound era. This film is one of his successes. It does allow Buster to do his physical comedy. It's relatively funny although the seriousness of Clipper's dilemma is not that fun. Buster is still physically impressive. I do miss a large constructed stunt. While this is not at the level of his silent classics, this does allow Buster to play his character and be the butt of the joke. The romance is nice. It's not high class but Buster does his work well.