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Manhattan Tower

  • 19321932
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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POPULARITY
108,992
6,941
Mary Brian in Manhattan Tower (1932)
Drama
The lives of a number of the workers and executives in a Manhattan skyscraper are affected by the actions of a philandering and crooked company boss.The lives of a number of the workers and executives in a Manhattan skyscraper are affected by the actions of a philandering and crooked company boss.The lives of a number of the workers and executives in a Manhattan skyscraper are affected by the actions of a philandering and crooked company boss.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
220
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
108,992
6,941
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    • Director
      • Frank R. Strayer
    • Writers
      • David Hempstead(story)
      • Norman Houston(adaptation and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Mary Brian
      • Irene Rich
      • James Hall
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    • Director
      • Frank R. Strayer
    • Writers
      • David Hempstead(story)
      • Norman Houston(adaptation and dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Mary Brian
      • Irene Rich
      • James Hall
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    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Mary Brian
    Mary Brian
    • Mary Harper
    Irene Rich
    Irene Rich
    • Ann Burns
    James Hall
    James Hall
    • Jimmy Duncan
    Hale Hamilton
    Hale Hamilton
    • David Witman
    Noel Francis
    Noel Francis
    • Marge Lyon
    Clay Clement
    Clay Clement
    • Kenneth Burns
    Nydia Westman
    Nydia Westman
    • Miss Wood
    Jed Prouty
    Jed Prouty
    • Mr. Hoyt
    Billy Dooley
    Billy Dooley
    • Crane-Eaton
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Mr. Ramsay
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Bank Executive
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Mechanic
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Young Mechanic
    • (uncredited)
    Kernan Cripps
    Kernan Cripps
    • Inspector Ned Connors
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Eckhardt
    Oliver Eckhardt
    • Information Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Adolph Faylauer
    Adolph Faylauer
    • Elevator Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Foster
    • Crook
    • (uncredited)
    Raoul Freeman
    • Janitor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank R. Strayer
    • Writers
      • David Hempstead(story)
      • Norman Houston(adaptation and dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      One of a number of early 1930s films such as American Madness (1932) and Prosperity (1932) made on the subject of business corruption and banking practices in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the onset of the Great Depression. In many cases, when reviewing the screenplays of these films prior to production, the censors demanded that such films must inculcate "confidence in banking institutions" and "big business" in the average American. The studios begrudgingly obliged.
    • Quotes

      Kenneth Burns: 'Brought that voucher for a thousand dollars?

      Mr. Hoyt: I won't take the responsibility. I can't.

      Kenneth Burns: Then you can take the consequences. You're through.

      Mr. Hoyt: I worked hard for you and the company.

      Kenneth Burns: Go on! Get out!

      Mr. Hoyt: Before I go, I want to tell you something. Everyone who works for you hates you. But they haven't the courage to tell you. Men like you always have someone in their employ whom they can torment and persecute. Someone weak and powerless who can't fight back. Someone like me. I suppose when you were a child, you pulled the legs of grasshoppers just to see them wriggle and squirm.

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    6/10
    Party still going on
    This is yet another story from 1932 about the lives of various people within a building. In this film, which borrows heavily from "Skyscraper Souls" (1932), the young lovers are played by Mary Brian (Mary) and James Hall (Jimmy) and they do a better job than their counterparts in "Skyscraper". Indeed both Mary and James don't have to learn to respond to a different name. It's been made easy for them by calling their characters Mary and Jimmy. I wonder if this was to help James and his drinking. It's sad to notice that he looks a fatter version of himself in "Hell Angels" two years previously. My wife and I both recognized his face but thought it must be a fatter actor that looks the same. Nope. Again, it is sad to learn of his drinking problem and fate and to then find out that this was also his final film. We both feel sorry for him and really like him now.

    As for the story, stick with it. The dialogue is funny in parts, the acting is fine and the director uses some interesting techniques. It's always interesting to see the period's fashions and there is even a zeppelin on show hovering above the tower. Noel Francis (Marge) makes good use of her role as the tarty secretary - check out her party dress - and secretary Nydia Westman (Miss Wood) has a funny scene when someone steals part of her lunch. The villain of the piece is played by Clay Clement. And his name in the film is Mr Burns. Just think of Mr Burns from "The Simpsons" and you've got a similarly heartless man at the top.

    However, it's a poverty row film and there are no real surprises to the tale. In the overall 'building' genre of films from 1932, this one sits in the middle. The best is "Skyscraper Souls" and the worst is "Grand Hotel".
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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Remington Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $50,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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