Manhattan Tower

Dec 1, 1932

1h 7m

★ 5.9

Overview

The lives of the residents of a Manhattan apartment building are intertwined with the actions of a crooked investor.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Remington Pictures

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Cast

Mary Harper

Mary Brian

Ann Burns

Irene Rich

Jimmy Duncan

James Hall

David Witman

Hale Hamilton

Marge Lyon

Noel Francis

Kenneth Burns

Clay Clement

Miss Wood

Nydia Westman

Mr. Hoyt

Jed Prouty

Crane-Eaton

Billy Dooley

Mr. Ramsay

Wade Boteler

Mechanic (uncredited)

Walter Brennan

Mechanic (uncredited)

Tom London

A dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his social register fianceé can't accept the fact that he considers an appointment in the operating room more important than attending a cocktail party. He soon drifts into an affair with a pretty nurse who shares his passion for healing.

4.8

Secrets

Mar 16, 1933

In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his fortune. Mary and John endure the difficult journey and settle into a small cabin, then face the hostilities of a cattle rustling gang, as well as the tragic loss of their only son. With Mary's help, John defeats the gang, which propels him to political power that, over the years, gradually erodes the once-happy marriage.

5.5

The Dance of Life

Aug 16, 1929

A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts. In order to save money on the road, they get married. Soon their act begins to catch on, and they find themselves booked onto Broadway. They also realize that they actually are in love with each other, but just when things are starting to look up, the comic starts to let success go to his head.

7.6

Lucky Star

Aug 18, 1929

Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. Home again, Tim is visited by Mary, and they are powerfully attracted to each other; but his physical handicap prevents him from declaring his love for her. Deeper complications set in when Martin, Tim's former sergeant and a bully, takes a shine to Mary.

6.3

Jimmy the Gent

Mar 9, 1934

An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.

5.6

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Dec 15, 1984

Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But a sudden fatal heart attack derails those plans, and Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until Christmas in order to give his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.

6.0

Afraid to Talk

Nov 17, 1932

Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.

4.5

Roadhouse Nights

Feb 15, 1930

Based on the Hammett novel, this ultra-rare film—is nominally taken from the author's classic gang-war novel Red Harvest, which proved too brutal and cynical even for pre-Code Hollywood.

5.7

Air Hostess

Jan 15, 1933

A plucky stewardess risks her life marrying a daredevil pilot.

4.9

The Racketeer

Nov 9, 1929

A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.

4.8

Devil and the Deep

Aug 12, 1932

Naval commander Charles Sturm has made life miserable for his wife Diana due to his insane jealousy over every man she speaks to. His obsessive behavior soon drives her to the arms of a handsome lieutenant. When Charles learns of their affair, he plots revenge.

4.6

Sinners in the Sun

May 13, 1932

A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.

6.3

Merrily We Go to Hell

Jun 10, 1932

A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

5.2

Gambling Ship

Jun 23, 1933

Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels cross-country by train to begin a new life with a new name. On the train, he meets Eleanor and they fall in love. Eleanor is afraid to tell Ace she's a soiled dove and Ace doesn't tell Eleanor of his shady past. Old enemies won't let Ace begin his new life, and old commitments's won't free Eleanor of her sordid ties. Ace's old life and Eleanor's deception collide with the typical results. But love conquers all!

6.6

The Eagle and the Hawk

May 6, 1933

The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy.

5.6

Born to Be Bad

May 18, 1934

Letty, a young woman who ended up pregnant, unmarried and on the streets at fifteen is bitter and determined that her child will not grow up to be taken advantage of. Letty teaches her child to lie, steal, cheat and anything else he'll need to be street smart.

6.2

The Divorcee

Apr 19, 1930

When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

5.5

Call Her Savage

Nov 24, 1932

A high-spirited and short-tempered Texan woman storms her way through life until her luck runs out, forcing her to learn the error of her ways.

4.7

Winner Take All

Jul 16, 1932

Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with Peggy and her sickly son. Once recovered, Jim leaves to return to the ring. Can their romance survive the distance?

6.6

Taxi!

Jan 23, 1932

Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.