The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Lewis MilestoneDirector
- S. N. BehrmanScreenplay
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Al JolsonBumper
- Madge EvansJune Marcher
- Frank MorganMayor John Hastings
- Harry LangdonEgghead
- Chester ConklinSunday
- Tyler BrookeMayor's Secretary
- Tammany YoungOrlando
- Bert RoachJohn
- Edgar ConnorAcorn
- Dorothea WolbertApple Mary
- Louise CarverMa Sunday
- Ernie AdamsMan Thrown out of Apartment Building
Stills
Themes
suicide attemptmayorpovertypre-code