Side Streets (1934 film)
Side Streets, also known in the UK as A Woman in Her Thirties, is a 1934 American romantic melodrama film starring Aline MacMahon and Paul Kelly. The screenplay concerns a spinster who hires, then marries, a destitute sailor who is not always faithful.
| Side Streets | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff (uncredited) |
| Written by | Manuel Seff |
| Based on | story "Fur Coats" by Ann Garrick and Ethel Hill |
| Starring | Aline MacMahon Paul Kelly |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Byron Haskin |
| Edited by | Herbert Levy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $166,000[1] |
| Box office | $191,000[1] |
Cast
- Aline MacMahon as Bertha Krasnoff
- Paul Kelly as Tim O'Hara
- Ann Dvorak as Marguerite Gilbert
- Dorothy Tree as Ilka
- Helen Lowell as Tillie[2]
- Henry O'Neill as George Richards
- Mayo Methot as Maizie Roach
- Renee Whitney as Mabel Vernon
- Lynn Browning as Madeline Ware
- Lorena Layson as Helen Ware
- Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Richards
- Clay Clement as Jack
- Paul Kaye as Ray
Reception
The New York Times film critic Mordaunt Hall panned Side Streets, calling it "one of those wearying examples of writing down to what the studio believes to be the intelligence level of certain cinema audiences." However, he note that "Miss MacMahon and Mr. Kelly do all that is possible with their thankless roles. Ann Dvorak and Helen Lowell also make the most of their scant opportunities."[3]
Box office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $126,000 domestically and $65,000 internationally.[1]
References
- Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 15 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- Axel Nissen (12 August 2016). Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood. McFarland. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-7864-9732-4.
- Mordaunt Hall (August 15, 1934). "Side Streets (1934) / The Screen; Beware of Sailors". The New York Times.
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