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Children of Pleasure (1930)

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

Genre : Comedy, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Harry Beaumont

Synopsis

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

Actors

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)
Mary Carlisle
Mary Carlisle
Secretary (uncredited)
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards
Radio Performer Cliff (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Party Butler #2 (uncredited)
Herbert Prior
Herbert Prior
Jeweler (uncredited)
Polly Ann Young
Polly Ann Young
Society Girl at Party (uncredited)
Rosalind Byrne
Rosalind Byrne
Girl at Party (uncredited)

Crews

Harry Beaumont
Harry Beaumont
Director
Crane Wilbur
Crane Wilbur
Writer
Blanche Sewell
Blanche Sewell
Editor
George Todd
George Todd
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
S.C. Manatt
S.C. Manatt
Still Photographer
Percy Hilburn
Percy Hilburn
Director of Photography
Richard Schayer
Richard Schayer
Scenario Writer
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
David Cox
David Cox
Wardrobe Designer
Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee
Choreographer

Posters and backgrounds

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