King Solomon of Broadway

"HE WAS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE-AND IN DEBT! He pawned a gangster's night club and gambled on fate to get himself out of a perilous jam!"

1935 1h 15m EN

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IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★5.1IMDB · 22

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Synopsis

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An underworld character wins a Broadway nightclub in a card game.

“HE WAS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE-AND IN DEBT! He pawned a gangster's night club and gambled on fate to get himself out of a perilous jam!”

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Cast

Edmund Lowe
King Solomon
Dorothy Page
Sheba
Pinky Tomlin
Pinky
Louise Henry
Nikki Bradbury
Edward Pawley
'Ice' Larson
Charley Grapewin
Uncle Winchester
Bradley Page
Roth
Arthur Vinton
Murray

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Crosland
Writers: Albert J. Cohen, Robert T. Shannon, Harry Clork
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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91 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Crosland, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Edmund Lowe and Dorothy Page and Pinky Tomlin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HE WAS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE-AND IN DEBT! He pawned a gangster's night club and gambled on fate to get himself out of a perilous jam!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0026570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alan Crosland directs. George Robinson behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alan Crosland, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Edmund Lowe and Dorothy Page and Pinky Tomlin carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "HE WAS HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE-AND IN DEBT! He pawned a gangster's night club and gambled on fate to get himself out of a perilous jam!".
7IMDB entry: tt0026570 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.