First version of Damon Runyon's short story, and the first starring role for Shirley Temple. Adolphe Menjou is Sorrowful Jones, with Dorothy Dell (Bangles Carson), Charles Bickford, Lynne Overman ('Regret'), Frank McGlynn Sr., John Sheehan, Garry Owen, Willie Best. Adapted by William Lipman, Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman, photographed by Alfred Gilks. The brat does get to sing one song, unfortunately.
Film is fun, moves quickly, has lots of Runyony nonsense and characterisation, remains at least in part hard-boiled. Adapted by William Lipman, Sam Hellman and Gladys Lehman (not that that's particularly helpful - you might as well say 'screenplay by fifty staff writers at Paramount'.)
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