Summary
When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, her naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.
Good for
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 58
IMDb6.3
Audience score47%
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −31 min on the typical 109
typical 10978Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1931
February 7, 1931
95 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more26 people
- Joan CrawfordBonnie Jordan
- Lester VailBob
- Cliff EdwardsBert Scranton
- William BakewellRodney Jordan
- William HoldenStanley Jordan
- Clark GableJake Luva
- Earle FoxeWally
- Purnell PrattParker
Hale HamiltonSelby
Natalie MoorheadDella
Joan MarshSylvia
Russell HoptonWhitey
Ernie AdamsLuva’s Henchman (uncredited)
Sidney BraceyAlbert (uncredited)
Drew DemorestWaiter on Yacht (uncredited)
James DonlanClinton (uncredited)
Ann DvorakChorus Girl (uncredited)- SHSherry HallReporter (uncredited)
Robert LivingstonJack (uncredited)
Wilbur MackStockbroker (uncredited)
George MagrillLuva’s Henchman (uncredited)
Sam McDanielLuva’s Butler (uncredited)
Harry SemelsEmilio (uncredited)- TSTommy ShugrueTom (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Harry Beaumont Director
- Jack Mintz Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Richard Schayer Screenplay
- Aurania Rouverol Dialogue, Story
Camera · 2
- Charles Rosher Director of Photography
- George Hommel Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- George Hively Editor
Sound · 2
- Charles E. Wallace Sound Recordist
- Douglas Shearer Sound Director
Art · 1
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Adrian Costume Design
- Cecil Holland Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Ann Dvorak Choreographer
- Mosconi Choreographer
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