Children of Pleasure Poster

Children of Pleasure (1930)

04/26/1930 Comedy, Music, Romance 1h 10m
47%
User
Score
5.5/10

A picture of jazz-mad youth. More thrilling than "Our Moderns" or "Our Dancing Daughters"

Overview

A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.

Harry Beaumont

Director

Crane Wilbur

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Lawrence Gray

Lawrence Gray

Danny Regan

Wynne Gibson

Wynne Gibson

Emma Gray

Judith Wood

Judith Wood

Pat Thayer

Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson

Rod Peck

Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

Bernie

May Boley

May Boley

Fanny Kaye

Benny Rubin

Benny Rubin

Andy Little

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Miles the Butler (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by Frank F

Written on March 20, 2018

A good example of an early musical. Has more of a plot than average for the time. The film is well preserved, but audio recording techniques clearly had not yet been mastered. The weakest part of the film is the comedy bits....

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