Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.
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Title: The Beast of the City (1932)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Walter Huston | ... | Jim Fitzpatrick | |
| Jean Harlow | ... | Daisy Stevens | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Ed Fitzpatrick | |
| Jean Hersholt | ... | Sam Belmonte | |
| Dorothy Peterson | ... | Mary Fitzpatrick | |
| Tully Marshall | ... | Michaels | |
| John Miljan | ... | District Attorney | |
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Emmett Corrigan | ... | Chief of Police Burton |
| Warner Richmond | ... | Tom | |
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Sandy Roth | ... | Mac |
| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Pietro Cholo | |
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Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is fighting gangster Sam Belmonte. He asks his dishonest brother Ed to keep an eye on Daisy who was connected with Belmonte. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords:
police department | police dispatcher | reference to florenz ziegfeld | police officer | squad car |Taglines:
Beware the hunters who stalk their prey through city jungles! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 February 1932 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
City Sentinels See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAEdit
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Budget:
$230,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$889,440Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,329,800Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Det. Ed Fitzpatrick: Yeah, I've been real busy these days - junkie investigation.
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(1853) (uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Sung a cappella by Wallace Ford
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Trivia
This film's initial telecast in Los Angeles took place Thursday 19 September 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), followed by Philadelphia Thursday 31 October 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), and by San Francisco 17 March 1958 on KGO (Channel 7); there is no reliable documentation that it was ever aired in New York City at this time, possibly because of sponsors resistance to the many pre-code aspects of its story. See more »Goofs
When Ed and Daisy are out at the club, the lamp on the table is initially to Ed's right. In the next shot, it's to his left. The position of the lamp on the table keeps changing in subsequent shots during the entire scene. See more »Quotes
Capt. Jim Fitzpatrick: Where have you been keeping yourself lately? Busy?Det. Ed Fitzpatrick: Yeah, I've been real busy these days - junkie investigation.
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Crazy Credits
Opening credits are shown over the picture of a monster background. See more »Soundtracks
Old Black Joe(1853) (uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Sung a cappella by Wallace Ford
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This is an exciting Pre-Code cop film from MGM. When I say "Pre-Code", I am indicating that it was made just before the adoption of the Hollywood Production Code that was intended to clean up movies and eliminate sex, violence and other adult-only content in films. Because of this, the film is much more violent than films made in the mid-30s and later. It also features a lot of seamy dialog and content. A few examples of these taboos that were in some Pre-Code films would include:
Police radio reports of "a nude woman on the corner of Elm and Berry" and an "indecent exposure".
Memorable lines such as "the back of his head was blown out" and referring to the coroner's vehicle as "the meat wagon".
These sleazy elements actually helped make the movie more exciting and seem more like a real police story. And it was exciting throughout until a very, very disappointing and silly ending. Yes, this ending WAS violent and satisfying on a baser level, but it just made no sense at all. This helped to make this movie a good time-passer with some sleazy elements, but not much more. Exciting but not all that satisfying.
In addition to all the excitement, look for a very young and pretty adorable Mickey Rooney as Walter Huston's son.