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Central Park

  • 19321932
  • PassedPassed
  • 58m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
435
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Joan Blondell, Wallace Ford, and Guy Kibbee in Central Park (1932)
CrimeDramaMystery
Gangsters posing as police officers offer a woman a chance to make money if she helps them out.Gangsters posing as police officers offer a woman a chance to make money if she helps them out.Gangsters posing as police officers offer a woman a chance to make money if she helps them out.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
435
YOUR RATING
    • John G. Adolfi
    • Ward Morehouse(screenplay)
    • Earl Baldwin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Joan Blondell
    • Wallace Ford
    • Guy Kibbee
    • John G. Adolfi
    • Ward Morehouse(screenplay)
    • Earl Baldwin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Joan Blondell
    • Wallace Ford
    • Guy Kibbee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Joan Blondell in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell and Wallace Ford in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell and Holmes Herbert in Central Park (1932)
    Henry B. Walthall in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell and Wallace Ford in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell and Henry B. Walthall in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell and Harold Huber in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell, Wallace Ford, and Guy Kibbee in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell, Spencer Charters, William B. Davidson, Wallace Ford, Harry Holman, DeWitt Jennings, and Lucille Ward in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell and Wallace Ford in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell, Wallace Ford, and Guy Kibbee in Central Park (1932)
    Joan Blondell and Wallace Ford in Central Park (1932)

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    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Dot
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Rick
    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Policeman Charlie Cabot
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • Eby
    John Wray
    John Wray
    • Robert Smiley
    Harold Huber
    Harold Huber
    • Nick Sarno
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Tony, Hot Dog Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Oscar
    • (uncredited)
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Gangster Eddie
    • (uncredited)
    Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    • Waiter at Benefit
    • (uncredited)
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Barney Goodman
    • (uncredited)
    A.S. 'Pop' Byron
    A.S. 'Pop' Byron
    • Policeman Showing Charlie the Wanted Poster
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Carlyle
    • Man
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Police Sergeant Riley
    • (uncredited)
    Davison Clark
    • Policeman Eddie
    • (uncredited)
    G. Pat Collins
    G. Pat Collins
    • Gangster Spud
    • (uncredited)
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Police Lieutenant
    • (uncredited)
    Patricia Ellis
    Patricia Ellis
    • Vivian
    • (uncredited)
      • John G. Adolfi
      • Ward Morehouse(screenplay)
      • Earl Baldwin(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The $2.00 that Rick makes for washing the police motorcycles would be worth over $38.00 in 2021.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Dot: Say, if this job is so important, why don't you use one of your own Policewomen?

      Nick's Partner: Ah, we've looked 'em all over and there isn't a good lookin' one in the whole force.

      Nick Sarno: They're all out pounding the pavements.

      Dot: Well, from the looks of most of their feet, what a pounding the pavements must take, huh?

    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story - Part 1 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Young Love
      (1932) (uncredited)

      Written by Cliff Hess

      Probably played instrumentally

    User reviews18

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    7/10
    "It's okay, chief. I'm not doing any high-diving today."
    Enjoyable Pre-Code drama centering around activity in New York's famous Central Park. Of course, it's filmed mostly on sets with rear projection effects used to place it in the park but it's not cheesy or anything distracting. The primary focus of the plot is on a couple of young jobless people (Joan Blondell, Wallace Ford) getting mixed up with gangster Harold Huber and his associates. There's also some interesting side stuff going on with Guy Kibbee as an aging policeman with bad eyesight and John Wray as an escaped lunatic who unleashes a lion in the park. Kibbee's got a week to go until he can retire. We know what that means in modern films but does it mean the same in a movie made in 1932? Watch and see. It's a good B movie that gives you a look back at Depression-era New York. That little slice of history, coupled with a short runtime, some exciting action scenes, and a quality Warner Bros. cast makes this one classic film fans will want to seek out.
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    • utgard14
    • Sep 19, 2015

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1932 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 58 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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