Summary
City Girl is a 1938 American crime film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Lester Ziffren, Frances Hyland and Robin Harris. The film stars Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Robert Wilcox, Douglas Fowley, Chick Chandler and Esther Muir. The film was released on January 7, 1938, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Alfred L. Werker |
| Screenplay by | Lester Ziffren Frances Hyland Robin Harris |
| Story by | Robin Harris Frances Hyland Lester Ziffren |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Starring | Ricardo Cortez Phyllis Brooks Robert Wilcox Douglas Fowley Chick Chandler Esther Muir |
| Cinematography | Harry Jackson |
| Edited by | Norman Colbert |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Bored with her life and with Don, her lawyer boyfriend, waitress Ellen Ward craves excitement. She accepts an invitation from Ritchie and Mike, a couple of petty crooks, and ends up giving them an alibi for a crime. Ritchie rewards her with $100.
Ellen catches the eye racketeer Charles Blake, irking his moll Vivian, who attacks her with a pair of scissors. Ellen shoots her in self-defense. Ellen is badly injured and has her face radically altered by plastic surgery. Don becomes an assistant district attorney and helps an investigation into Blake's activities, with Ellen, no longer recognizable, working undercover. Blake is about to shoot Don when, at the last instant, Ellen steps between them and is killed.
Cast edit
- Ricardo Cortez as Charles Blake
- Phyllis Brooks as Ellen Ward
- Robert Wilcox as Donald Sanford
- Douglas Fowley as Ritchie
- Chick Chandler as Mike Harrison
- Esther Muir as Flo Nichols
- Adrienne Ames as Vivian Ross
References edit
- ^ "City Girl (1938) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "City-Girl - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "City Girl". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
External links edit
- City Girl at IMDb
