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Language. English. Frisco Jenny is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Ruth Chatterton and Louis Calhern. Its story bears a resemblance to Madame X (1929), Chatterton's previous hit film.
Frisco Jenny: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern, Helen Jerome Eddy, Donald Cook. The San Francisco earthquake shakes up the life of Jenny, a madam who gives birth to an illegitimate son and gives him up to protect him.
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- Crime, Drama, Music
- William A. Wellman
- 1933-01-14
Frisco Jenny - (Original Trailer) A district attorney prosecutes his own mother (Ruth Chatterton) for murder in Frisco Jenny (1932).
- William A. Wellman
- Ruth Chatterton
Frisco Jenny. Orphaned and pregnant after the 1906 earthquake, Jenny (Ruth Chatterton) tries to survive in the ruins of San Francisco. After the baby is born, she meets a crooked lawyer named...
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- Ruth Chatterton
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The Barbary Coast is no place for modesty or dignity.Jenny is a good girl who falls in love with a good man who knocks her up before they’re married.Her dad is none too thrilled about this and belts her a good one when he finds out.Jenny becomes the kingpin of the San Francisco underworld, first starting with prostitutes before working her way up to gambling and rum running.“Let me save you! Let me lead you to the better life!” the preacher, Good Book Charlie (Frank McGlynn Sr.), pleads in the Barbary bar. No one pays him much mind, except to ridicule him. It’s a raucous atmosphere. Girls switch from man to man, offering one of a dozen duplicate keys to prove their amorous loyalty and then slyly removing them from the...
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This film is available in Forbidden Hollywood, Volume 3, along with Other Men’s Women, The Purchase Price, Midnight Mary, Heroes for Sale, and Wild Boys of the Road. You can buy the collection at A...People also ask
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Director. Robert Lord. Screenplay. Wilson Mizner. Screenplay. Reviews. Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple.
Jan 11, 2022 · Frisco Jenny (1932): Remembering Ruth Chatterton. Posted on January 11, 2022. Pre-earthquake San Francisco was ripe for the Hollywood treatment, and there were a number of films to tackle this era including San Francisco or Barbary Coast. Frisco Jenny is more than at home in the same company.
