52nd Street (film)

52nd Street is a 1937 American drama film directed by Harold Young and starring Ian Hunter. Leo Carrillo and Pat Paterson. An independent production by Walter Wanger it was distributed by United Artists. It portrays the rise of 52nd Street in Manhattan as a major hub of nightclubs in the 1930s.

52nd Street
Directed by	Harold Young
Written by	Grover Jones Sid Silvers
Produced by	Walter Wanger
Starring	Ian Hunter Leo Carrillo Pat Paterson Ella Logan
Cinematography	George Schneiderman
Edited by	William H. Reynolds
Music by	Alfred Newman
Production company	Walter Wanger Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	November 19, 1937 (1937-11-19)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$523,869[1]
Box office	$598,384[1]

Plot

Cast

• Ian Hunter as Rufus Rondell
• Leo Carrillo as Fiorello Zamarelli
• Pat Paterson as Margaret Rondell
• Ella Logan as Betty
• Zasu Pitts as Letitia Rondell
• Marla Shelton as Evelyn Macy Rondell
• Collette Lyons as Minnie
• Dorothy Peterson as Adela Rondell
• Kenny Baker as 'Benny' Zamarelli
• Al Shean as Klauber
• Sid Silvers as Sid
• Jack White as Jack
• Jack Adair as Porky
• George Tapps as George Tapps
• Jerry Colonna as Specialty Vocalist
• Roman Bohnen as James
• Wade Boteler as Butler
• Pat Harrington Sr. as Pat Harrington
• Al Norman as Al Norman
• Maurice Rocco as Maurice Rocco
• Dotty Saulter as Dorothy
• Delmar Watson as Young Benjamin
• Frank Mills as Party Guest
• Edmund Mortimer as Nightclub Patron
• Cyril Ring as Nightclub Patron
• Mary MacLaren as Nightclub Patron
• Jim Thorpe as Street Thug
• Frank O'Connor as Policeman

Reception

The film recorded a loss of $4,392.^[1]