Man Against Woman
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Directed by | Irving Cummings |
Written by | Keene Thompson Jo Swerling |
Starring | Jack Holt Lillian Miles Walter Connolly |
Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates
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November 15, 1932 |
Running time
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70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Man Against Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jack Holt, Lillian Miles (in her first starring role) and Walter Connolly.[1] The film was originally known as Plainclothes Man.[2]
Synopsis
Tough New York cop Johnny McCloud falls in love with nightclub singer Lola Parker, but she seems more involved with gangster George Perry.
Cast
- Jack Holt as Johnny McCloud
- Lillian Miles as Lola Parker
- Walter Connolly as Mossie Ennis
- Gavin Gordon as George Perry
- Arthur Vinton as Happy O'Neill
- Jack La Rue as Alberti
- Clarence Muse as Smoke Johnson
- Emmett Corrigan as Christy
- Harry Seymour as Brodie
- Kathrin Clare Ward as Landlad
Critical reception
In his review of the film in The New York Times, film critic Mordaunt Hall wrote that the "exploits in this tale are scarcely credible, but the film affords some unconscious amusement." Regarding the actors, Hall wrote that "Holt is miscast in the part of the sleuth," "Connolly [...] gives an excellent performance, which at least atones for some of the shortcomings in the film," and that "Miles is acceptable as the torch singer."[3]
References
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Bibliography
- Langman, Larry & Finn, Daniel. A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Greenwood Press, 1995.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Man Against Woman at IMDb
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