Jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley.
Directed by Raoul Walsh
robbery
waitress
gangster
father-in-law
parody
family relationships
shootout
wedding party
wedding
dog
police detective
pier
policeman
rescue from drowning
bank vault
pre-code
courtship
manhattan, new york city
hiding in attic
sisters
bad joke
paralytic
former moll
rowdy drunk
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Spencer Tracy
Danny Dolan
Joan Bennett
Helen Riley
Marion Burns
Kate Riley
George Walsh
Duke Castenega
J. Farrell MacDonald
Pop Riley
Noel Madison
Baby Face
Henry B. Walthall
Sarge
Bert Hanlon
Jake
Adrian Morris
Al
George Chandler
Eddie Collins
Will Stanton
Drunk
Frank Atkinson
Ashley’s Chum (uncredited)
Crew
Raoul Walsh
Director
Philip Dunne
Additional Writing
Charles Vidor
Additional Writing
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
mimi
7.0★ · 04/05/26
— I bet you’ve never been kissed, either.
— Of course not! (Hope he didn’t hear about the firemen’s picnic…)
so was it a salmon or a bloater
— I bet you’ve never been kissed, either.
— Of course not! (Hope he didn’t hear about the firemen’s picnic…)
so was it a salmon or a bloater
Erik Olsson
7.0★ · 03/12/24
A mostly enjoyable Rom-Com/Crime Drama, mostly let down by a difficulty balancing those two genres, that's still worthwhile for Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett's chemistry alone.
A mostly enjoyable Rom-Com/Crime Drama, mostly let down by a difficulty balancing those two genres, that's still worthwhile for Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett's chemistry alone.
syd
2.0★ · 12/31/22
from the dawn of time all hollywood has done is convince uggo dudes they can get with women FAR out of their league. and for that? I shall never forgive them!
from the dawn of time all hollywood has done is convince uggo dudes they can get with women FAR out of their league. and for that? I shall never forgive them!
