Uptown New York

Uptown New York

A human story of a girl who was... just human - by Vina Delmar author of

1932 · 80 min · ★ 6.5 · Romance, Drama

Jack 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

Directed by Victor Schertzinger · Written by Warren Duff

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