| Vanity Street | |
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| Directed by | Nick Grinde |
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| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
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| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
| Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Vanity Street is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime drama film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Charles Bickford, Helen Chandler and Mayo Methot. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
A New York policeman assists a woman when she's down-on-her-luck, helping her get a job at the Follies. She falling in love with him but he for some reason pushes her away, and right into the arms of a no-good thief. When he finds himself arresting her for a murder, he knows she did not commit it, so he sets out to clear her by finding the real killer.
Cast
- Charles Bickford as Brian Murphy
- Helen Chandler as Jeanie Gregg
- Mayo Methot as Fern Cavan
- George Meeker as Val French
- Arthur Hoyt as Albert Kerr- aka Mr. Tidy
- Raymond Hatton as Shorty
- Ruth Channing as Rose Marie
- Dolores Ray as Susan
- Claudia Morgan as Lou
- Ann Fay as Mary Ann
- Kathrin Clare Ward as Mrs. Truitt - Mary Ann's Mother
- May Beatty as Mrs. Dantry
- Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian as Grogan
- Eddie Boland as Joe
- Eddy Chandler as Taxi Driver
- Clay Clement as Samuel D. Marcus - Producer
- Sumner Getchell as Scottie
- Ben Hall as Stage Door Johnnie in Bearskin Coat
- Lew Kelly as Justice of the Peace
- J.M. Kerrigan as Dan - Irish Cop
- Fuzzy Knight as Drunk
- Walter McGrail as Detective Hanson
- Lee Phelps as Detective
- Hal Price as Bennie
- Florence Roberts as Annie - Fern's Maid
- Buddy Roosevelt as Stage Door Johnnie
- Matty Roubert as Newspaper Vendor
- Harry Schultz as Bartender
- Harry Semels as Italian Street Workman
- Ruthelma Stevens as Show Girl
References
- Scott, p. 42
- Scott p.42
Bibliography
- Ian Scott. In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
External links
| Films directed by Nick Grinde | |
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