Manhattan Parade (1931) (original) (raw)

Doris Roberts (Winnie Lightner) is the super-efficient operations manager of the Roberts Costume Company, a firm she cofounded with her husband, John (Walter Miller). Doris has all the plates properly spinning in the air, whether its juggling the fussiness of finicky costume designer Paisley (Bobby Watson), the eccentricities of head researcher Herbert T. Herbert (Charles Butterworth), or the demands of addled Broadway producers Lou and Jake Delman (vaudeville comedy duo Smith & Dale). When John preys on Doris' maternal guilt, however, she steps down from the job to be a full-time mother to ...(more)

Doris Roberts (Winnie Lightner) is the super-efficient operations manager of the Roberts Costume Company, a firm she cofounded with her husband, John (Walter Miller). Doris has all the plates properly spinning in the air, whether its juggling the fussiness of finicky costume designer Paisley (Bobby Watson), the eccentricities of head researcher Herbert T. Herbert (Charles Butterworth), or the demands of addled Broadway producers Lou and Jake Delman (vaudeville comedy duo Smith & Dale). When John preys on Doris' maternal guilt, however, she steps down from the job to be a full-time mother to their son, Junior (Dickie Moore). While Doris plays stay-at-home mom, John skips town for the continent with Doris' former secretary, Charlotte (Greta Granstedt). (less)

Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writers: Houston Branch, Robert Lord, Samuel Shipman
Starring: Joe Smith, Charles Dale, Winnie Lightner, Charles Butterworth, Walter Miller, Greta Granstedt

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