Uptown New York (1932)
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Roly-poly comedian Jack Oakie in a serious role? Yes, that is exactly what you get with Uptown New York, an otherwise humdrum melodrama from lower echelon company World Wide Pictures. Oakie plays Eddie Doyle, a gumball machine salesman who marries Pat Smith (Shirley Grey) knowing full well that the… More Roly-poly comedian Jack Oakie in a serious role? Yes, that is exactly what you get with Uptown New York, an otherwise humdrum melodrama from lower echelon company World Wide Pictures. Oakie plays Eddie Doyle, a gumball machine salesman who marries Pat Smith (Shirley Grey) knowing full well that the girl is on the rebound from a failed romance with aspiring Jewish doctor Max Silver (Leon Ames). But when Pat is nearly killed in an effort to protect her husband's gumball machines from hoodlums and is in need of a lifesaving operation, Eddie calls on Dr. Max and then nobly fades into the background. While recuperating, Pat learns from one of Eddie's pals that her husband is languishing in prison, convicted of selling the business without consulting her, the part owner. The girl finally realizes that she truly loves the self-sacrificing Eddie and they reconcile. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- Victor Schertzinger
- Written By
- Warren Duff
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 27, 1932 Wide
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Cast
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Jack Oakie
as Eddie Doyle
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Shirley Grey
as Patricia Smith
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Leon Waycoff [Ames]
as Max Silver
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George Cooper
as Al
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Lee Moran
as Hotel Clerk
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Alexander Carr
as Papa Silver
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Raymond Hatton
as Slot Machine King
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Henry Armetta
as Restaurant Keeper
