Disorderly Conduct is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by John W. Considine Jr. starring Spencer Tracy, Sally Eilers and Ralph Bellamy. It was the seventh picture Tracy made under his contract with Fox Film Corporation, and the first to make a profit since his debut Up the River.[3][4]
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| Directed by | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Written by | William Anthony McGuire |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Spencer Tracy Sally Eilers Ralph Bellamy |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Music by | George Lipschultz |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000[1] |
| Box office | $427,659 (US rentals)[2] |
Mordaunt Hall, in his review for The New York Times, praised the film's "racy dialogue and highly commendable performances", but bemoaned the "strained and implausible" story.[5]
Plot
editA policeman becomes involved with a young woman after clashing with her politician father.
Cast
edit- Spencer Tracy as Dick Fay
- Sally Eilers as Phyllis Crawford
- El Brendel as Olsen
- Dickie Moore as Jimmy
- Ralph Bellamy as Captain Tom Manning
- Ralph Morgan as James Crawford
- Alan Dinehart as Fletcher
- Frank Conroy as Tony Alsotto
- Cornelius Keefe as Stallings
- Geneva Mitchell as Phoebe Darnton
- Sally Blane as Helen Burke
- Nora Lane as Gwen Fiske
- Charley Grapewin as Limpy
References
edit- ^ James Curtis, Spencer Tracy: A Biography. London: Hutchinson, 2011; ISBN 0-09-178524-3. p. 173
- ^ Curtis, p. 176
- ^ Curtis, James (2011). Spencer Tracy: A Biography. London: Hutchinson. p. 176.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Disorderly Conduct. Accessed May 17, 2024.
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (April 11, 1932). "Disorderly Conduct (1932) Spencer Tracy, as a Motorcycle Policeman, Is a Victim of Politicians and Bootleggers in Roxy Offering". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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