City Limits (1934 film)
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1934 film by William Nigh
| City Limits | |
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| Film poster | |
| Directed by | William Nigh |
| Written by | George Waggner (adaptation and screenplay) Jack Woodford (novel City Limits) |
| Produced by | William T. Lackey (producer) |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
| Edited by | Jack Ogilvie |
| Music by | William Schiller Oliver Wallace |
Production company | William T. Lackey Productions |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
City Limits is a 1934 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William Nigh and starring Frank Craven, Sally Blane, Ray Walker and Claude Gillingwater.[1] It was remade in 1941 as Father Steps Out .
Plot
[edit ]J.B. Matthews is president of a railroad and is getting sick of doctors, when he falls off his train, and meets up with a pair of hoboes, King and Napoleon, who show him how to enjoy life, and real cooking. It's up to intrepid reporter Jimmy Dugan and Helen to find him, and bring him in. The hope is that they do it before a rival ruins him. However, time is running out.
Cast
[edit ]- Frank Craven as J.B. Matthews
- Sally Blane as Helen Matthews
- Ray Walker as Jimmy Dugan
- Claude Gillingwater as Oliver
- James Burke as King
- Jimmy Conlin as Nap
- Jane Keckley as Aunt Martha
- Henry Roquemore as Macy
- Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Stafford
- George "Gabby" Hayes as Carter
- George Cleveland as Graflex
- George Nash as Jones
- Fern Emmett as Mrs. Benton
- Henry Hall as Stockbroker (uncredited)
References
[edit ]- ^ City Limits Detail View, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed August 9, 2015.
External links
[edit ]- City Limits at IMDb
- City Limits is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
Categories:
- 1934 films
- American romantic comedy films
- 1934 romantic comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by William Nigh
- Monogram Pictures films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
- English-language romantic comedy films
- 1930s romantic comedy film stubs