The read
It runs a compact 58m.
Synopsis
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard SchayerScreenplay
- Hobart HenleyDirector
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lew AyresMichael Rand
- Mae ClarkeRuth Taylor
- Boris Karloff'Happy' MacDonald
- Dorothy RevierJill MacDonald
- Russell HoptonKlauss
- Hedda HopperMrs. Rand
- Clarence MuseTim Washington, the Doorman
- Dorothy PetersonEdith Blair
- Bert RoachTommy
- George RaftEd Powell
- Gene MorganJoe
- Huntley GordonJim
Stills
Themes
gamblingprohibition erablackmailpre-code