13 Feb 1932
The Beast of the City
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his own corrupt brother Ed to watch over Daisy who was associated with Belmonte.
Are You Listening?
Don't touch that dial.
WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and sponsors smiling. But one sponsor, a producer of plumbing supplies, isn’t happy. So WBLA scriptwriter Bill Grimes is bounced from his job, setting in motion this movie’s turn from comedic to darkly tragic. William Haines, two years removed from being Tinseltown’s top male star, plays Grimes in a melodrama noted for its glimpses of live radio production and for a Depression-era ethos that includes peroxide cuties eager to land a job, a sugar daddy or both.
Top Billed Cast
William Haines Bill Grimes
Madge Evans Laura O'Neil
Anita Page Larry Barnes
Karen Morley Alice Grimes
Neil Hamilton Jack Clayton
Wallace Ford Larry Barnes
Jean Hersholt George Wagner
John Miljan Ted Russell
Hank Mann Radio station sound effects man
Murray Kinnell Mr. Carson
Ethel Griffies Mrs. Peters
Charley Grapewin Pierce
Lucien Littlefield Fred
Hattie McDaniel Performer entering radio station
Joan Marsh Honey O'Neil
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