Uptown New York (1932) [N/A]
Featuring:
Jack Oakie, Shirley Grey, Leon Ames
Written by:
Viña Delmar
Warren Duff
Directed by:
Victor Schertzinger
Release Date:
November 27, 1932
Original Title:
Uptown New York
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
K.B.S. Productions Inc.
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 80
A human story of a girl who was... just human - by Vina Delmar author of
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
Pat and Max are in a serious relationship, talking about their future together. After they spend a night together for the first time at his impetus, he graduates with his degree to become a doctor and his father pushes ahead for his planned arranged marriage. Though he's not happy about it, he does go through with it and doesn't argue when his father says he's going to send Max and his soon-to-be wife to Vienna for a strong start in his career. When Max tells Pat, it breaks her heart and she runs off. She follows his career through the newspaper. Later, she meets Eddie, a gangster running gumball machines, when he helps her out of a bathroom where the door is stuck. After taking her on a date, he confesses he'd like to marry her because of how pure, good, and clean she is, which fills her with guilt and doubt. Unsure whether to say yes, Pat asks for a day to decide. When Max comes back into her life hoping to rekindle what they had even though he's married, she must decide which relationship to move forward with.
