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 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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Jack Oakie - Eddie Doyle
- Leon Waycoff [Ames] - Max Silver
- Lee Moran - Hotel Clerk
- Raymond Hatton - Slot Machine King
- Shirley Grey - Patricia Smith
- George Cooper - Al
- Alexander Carr - Papa Silver
- Henry Armetta - Restaurant Keeper
- Director(s):
- Victor Schertzinger
- Writer(s):
- Warren B. Duff
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