Synopsis
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Alfred SantellDirector
- Doris AndersonScreenplay
- George AntheilOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James DunnDenny Reagan
- Mona FreemanZiggy Brennan
- William MarshallCPO Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson
- June DuprezNatalie Brennan
- Frank JenksJoe, the Cabbie
- Dorothy VaughanMrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
- Charles ArntFred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
- Rosalind IvanMrs. Merryman, the Nosey Landlady
- Fay HelmHelen, Ziggy's Neighbor
- Bill KennedyArthur, Helen's Husband
- Connie LeonMiss Jane, Merryman Resident
- Edythe ElliottMiss Unity, Jane's Sister
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Themes
motherfurnituremarriagetruckpromiscuitydisillusionmentcustody