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Playing Around (1930)

Drama that will make you hold your breath. ...Romance that will make you heave it into one big sigh. It's the peppiest show from the Princess of Pep!

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 6M

Director : Mervyn LeRoy
Writer : Harvey F. Thew

Synopsis

New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go.

Actors

Alice White
Alice White
Sheba Miller
Chester Morris
Chester Morris
Nickey Solomon
William Bakewell
William Bakewell
Jack
Richard Carlyle
Richard Carlyle
Pa Miller
Marion Byron
Marion Byron
Maude
Maurice Black
Maurice Black
Joe
Lionel Belmore
Lionel Belmore
Morgan
Shep Camp
Shep Camp
Master of Ceremonies
Ann Brody
Ann Brody
Mrs. Fennerbeck
Nellie V. Nichols
Nellie V. Nichols
Mrs. Lippincott
Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps
Police Sgt. Mulligan (uncredited)
Rollo Dix
Rollo Dix
Nickey's Chum at Table (uncredited)
George 'Gabby' Hayes
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Railroad Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited)
Brady Kline
Brady Kline
Detective (uncredited)
Jimmy Phillips
Jimmy Phillips
Minor Role (uncredited)
Carolynne Snowden
Carolynne Snowden
Pirate's Den Vocalist (uncredited)

Crews

Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Viña Delmar
Viña Delmar
Adaptation
Harvey F. Thew
Harvey F. Thew
Screenplay
Humphrey Pearson
Humphrey Pearson
Title Graphics
Adele Comandini
Adele Comandini
Scenario Writer
Sol Polito
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Viña Delmar
Viña Delmar
Writer
Adele Comandini
Adele Comandini
Writer
Earl Sitar
Earl Sitar
Sound Engineer
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
Conductor

Posters and backgrounds

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