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Emerging from prison, Jenny becomes the madam at a large brothel and builds a powerful crime syndicate, while her son, Dan (Donald Cook), rises to become the district attorney. Orphaned and...
Directed by William A. Wellman. 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.
- (712)
- First National Pictures
- William A. Wellman
Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district attorney dedicated to closing down such houses.
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- (16)
- Ruth Chatterton
- William A. Wellman
- First National Pictures
Frisco Jenny is a 1932 drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern, and Helen Jerome Eddy. The film tells the story of Jenny Sandoval, a woman who rises from poverty to become a successful businesswoman in San Francisco, only to see her life unravel when her son becomes involved in crime.
Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district attorney dedicated to closing down such houses.
