Summary
"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' ... the cradle of men who were later to be famous.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 55
IMDb6.8
Audience score42%
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for comedies, −8 min on the typical 100
typical 10092Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
1933
October 7, 1933
93 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 41 more56 people
- Wallace BeeryChuck Connors
- George RaftSteve Brodie
- Jackie CooperSwipes McGurk
- Fay WrayLucy Calhoun
- Pert KeltonTrixie Odbray
- Herman BingMax Herman
- Oscar ApfelIvan Rummel
- Ferdinand MunierHonest Mike
George WalshJohn L. Sullivan
Lillian HarmerCarrie A. Nation
Lucille BallBlonde (uncredited)
Heinie ConklinPug (uncredited)
Paulette GoddardBlonde (uncredited)
Charles LaneDoctor (uncredited)
Charles MiddletonDetective (uncredited)- BABull AndersonPug (uncredited)
Irving BaconHick (uncredited)
John BleiferMumbo the Mute (uncredited)- PBPhil BloomPug (uncredited)
- KBKid BroadPug (uncredited)
James BurkeRecruiting Sergeant (uncredited)- MCMarguerite Caverley(uncredited)
Wong ChungIrate Chinese Man (uncredited)
Jimmy ConlinEnlistee (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Raoul Walsh Director
- William Forsyth Second Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- James Gleason Screenplay
- Howard Estabrook Screenplay
- Michael L. Simmons Novel
- Bessie Roth Solomon Novel
Production · 1
- Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Camera · 1
- Barney McGill Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Allen McNeil Editor
Sound · 1
- Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Richard Day Art Direction
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